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 | Marah oregana |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Cucurbitaceae |
| Family common name(s) | cucurbit; cucumber; gourd; gourds; squash |
| Genus common name(s) | marah; chilicothe |
| Species common name(s) | Oregon man-root; Oregon man root; Oregon manroot; Oregon bigroot; Oregon wild-cucumber; Oregon wild cucumber; coast man-root; coast manroot; coast man root; coastal man-root; coastal manroot; western wild cucumber; hill man-root; hill man root; hill manroot |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | coast wild cucumber is applied to multiple Marah taxa; man-root, man root, manroot, old-man-in-the-ground, old man in the ground, man-in-the-ground, man in the ground, bigroot, big-root, big root, wild cucumber, wild-cucumber, chilicote, chili cote are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| Common name(s), rejected | not recommended: Indian squash |
| Notes | Oregon is a proper name, so upper case preferable |
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