diff --git a/db/migrate/20240306151100_add_common_name_to_plants.rb b/db/migrate/20240306151100_add_common_name_to_plants.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ba79ec6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/migrate/20240306151100_add_common_name_to_plants.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+class AddCommonNameToPlants < ActiveRecord::Migration[7.0]
+  def change
+    add_column :plants, :common_name, :string
+    add_index :plants, :common_name
+  end
+end
diff --git a/db/schema.rb b/db/schema.rb
index 73d7abf..7b0d858 100644
--- a/db/schema.rb
+++ b/db/schema.rb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 #
 # It's strongly recommended that you check this file into your version control system.
 
-ActiveRecord::Schema[7.0].define(version: 2024_03_05_043259) do
+ActiveRecord::Schema[7.0].define(version: 2024_03_06_151100) do
   create_table "families", force: :cascade do |t|
     t.string "name"
     t.datetime "created_at", null: false
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@
     t.integer "genus_id"
     t.integer "status_id"
     t.integer "year_acquired"
+    t.string "common_name"
+    t.index ["common_name"], name: "index_plants_on_common_name"
     t.index ["name"], name: "index_plants_on_name", unique: true
   end