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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 | Proboscidea althaeifolia |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Martyniaceae |
| Family common name(s) | martynia; unicorn-plant |
| Genus common name(s) | unicorn-plant; unicorn plant; unicornplant; elephant-tusks; elephant tusks; proboscis-flower; proboscis flower |
| Species common name(s) | desert unicorn-plant; desert unicorn plant; desert devil's-claw; desert devil's claw; desert devilsclaw; hollyhock devil's-claw; straight-tube devilsclaw; straighttube devilsclaw; golden devil's-claw; golden devil's claw; golden devils claw; yellow-flowered perennial devil's-claw; yellow-flowered perennial devil's claw |
| Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | yellow-flowered devil's-claw, yellow-flowered devil's claw, yellow-flowered devils claw, double claw, double-claw are applied to multiple Proboscidea taxa; devil's-claw, devil's claw, devils-claw, devils-claws, devilsclaws, devilsclaw, devil's-grip, devil''s grip, elephant's-trunk, elephant's trunk are applied to taxa in multiple families |
