Plants, Fungi & More: Land Organisms A-Z

 

A-Z Guide to Other Land Living Things

Explore the diverse world of terrestrial organisms beyond typical animals, including invertebrates, fungi, plants, and other life forms that inhabit Earth's land environments.

A

• Amoeba (soil-dwelling)
• Algae (terrestrial species)
• Actinobacteria (soil bacteria)
• Ash Tree
• Azalea Plant

B

• Bamboo
• Baobab Tree
• Bluebell Flower
• Bracket Fungus
• Bristlecone Pine

C

• Cactus
• Clubmoss
• Chanterelle Mushroom
• Coconut Palm
• Creeping Charlie (ground ivy)

D

• Dandelion
• Douglas Fir
• Death Cap Mushroom
• Desert Rose Plant
• Dragon Tree

E

• Earthworm
• Eucalyptus Tree
• Edelweiss Flower
• Eggplant Plant
• English Ivy

F

• Fern (all terrestrial species)
• Fig Tree
• Fly Agaric Mushroom
• Fiddlehead Fern
• Frangipani Tree

G

• Giant Sequoia Tree
• Grape Vine
• Ghost Plant (parasitic plant)
• Ginkgo Tree
• Ground Ivy

H

• Hornwort (land plant)
• Horse Chestnut Tree
• Hydrangea
• Honey Fungus
• Himalayan Poppy

I

• Ice Plant (succulent)
• Indian Pipe (ghost plant)
• Ivy (all terrestrial species)
• Ironwood Tree

J

• Joshua Tree
• Jackfruit Tree
• Juniper Bush
• Jade Plant

K

• Kapok Tree
• Kudzu Vine
• King Bolete Mushroom
• Kaffir Lily

L

• Lichen
• Liverwort
• Lavender Plant
• Larch Tree
• Lady Fern

M

• Moss (all terrestrial species)
• Mangrove Tree (land/water interface)
• Morel Mushroom
• Maple Tree
• Mistletoe (parasitic plant)

N

• Nematode (soil roundworm)
• Norway Spruce
• Nettle Plant
• Nightshade Plant

O

• Oak Tree
• Orchid (terrestrial species)
• Olive Tree
• Oyster Mushroom

P

• Pine Tree
• Protist (soil-dwelling)
• Puffball Fungus
• Palm Tree
• Poison Ivy

Q

• Quaking Aspen Tree
• Queen of the Night Cactus
• Quinoa Plant

R

• Redwood Tree
• Rafflesia (corpse flower)
• Rosemary Plant
• Rhizobium (soil bacteria)

S

• Slime Mold
• Snail (land species)
• Sundew Plant (carnivorous)
• Sequoia Tree
• Sphagnum Moss

T

• Tardigrade (water bear - terrestrial)
• Truffle Fungus
• Tulip Tree
• Teak Tree
• Tumbleweed

U

• Umbrella Tree
• Upland Cress
• Usnea (lichen)

V

• Venus Flytrap
• Violet Plant
• Velvet Worm
• Vascular Plant (general category)

W

• Willow Tree
• Wolf Lichen
• Wheat Plant
• Wisteria Vine

X

• Xerophyte (desert plants)
• Xanthoria (lichen genus)
• Xylaria (fungus genus)

Y

• Yew Tree
• Yeast (soil species)
• Yam Plant
• Yucca Plant

Z

• Zebra Plant
• Zinnia Flower
• Zooxanthellae (in lichens)
• Zamia (cycad plant)