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 | Abutilon parvulum |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Malvaceae |
| Family common name(s) | mallow; mallows; cotton |
| Genus common name(s) | abutilon; flowering-maple; flowering maple; parlour-maple; parlour maple |
| Species common name(s) | dwarf abutilon; little abutilon; little-leaf abutilon; littleleaf abutilon; small-leaved abutilon; small-leaf abutilon; small leaf abutilon |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | mountain lily is applied to taxa in multiple families; California lily is more commonly applied to native Lilium taxa |
| Common name(s), rejected | not recommended: dwarf Indian mallow, small Indian-mallow, Indian mallow, Indian-mallow, Indianmallow, Indian mallows |
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