Common (vernacular) names applied to California vascular plants
compiled by Elizabeth Painter
up to date as of May 1, 2016
Common names (also referred to as vernacular names) are applied differently at different times and places by different users. This list is compiled from many sources and is intended to be as comprehensive as possible. It is not intended to indicate which common name is correct or preferred. Please send comments about this page to Elizabeth Painter (beth.painter.48@gmail.com).
| Taxon | Pedicularis dudleyi |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Orobanchaceae |
| Family common name(s) | orobanch; broomrape; broom-rape; broom rape; broom-rapes; ground-cone; ground cone; groundcone |
| Genus common name(s) | pedicularis; lousewort; louse-wort; louse wort |
| Species common name(s) | Dudley's pedicularis; Dudley's lousewort; Dudley pedicularis; Dudley lousewort |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | wood-betony, wood betony, woodbetony, bumble-bee plant, bumble bee plant, bumblebee plant, fernleaf are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| Common name(s), rejected | not recommended: Indian-warrior, Indian warrior, Indianwarrior |
| Notes | Dudley is a proper name, so upper case preferable; Dudleys is an error |
| Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Scrophulariaceae s.l. |
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