Petunia


 * ''For the pet once owned by Kathryn Janeway, see Petunia (dog)

The petunia was a type of flower native to Earth.

The Human scientist Carl Sagan once wrote that he found it less likely for humans to mate with extraterrestrials than "the successful mating between a man and a petunia." This quote was recalled by Commander Melody Sawyer during her encounter with a pair of Vulcans stranded on Earth in 2045, and she repeatedly referred to the aliens as petunias.