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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 | Actaea rubra |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Ranunculaceae |
| Family common name(s) | buttercup; butter-cup; crowfoot; crowfoots; larkspur; delphinium; ranunc |
| Genus common name(s) | baneberry; bane-berry; bane berry; baneberries; bane-berries; bane berries; toadroot; toad-root; toad root |
| Species common name(s) | red baneberry; red bane-berry; red bane berry; red and white baneberry; red and white bane-berry; red & white baneberry; red-berried baneberry; red berried baneberry; red snakeberry; red-berry snakeroot; red-berry snake-root; red berry snake root; redberry snakeroot; western red baneberry; western baneberry; coral-and-pearl; red cohosh |
| Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | American herb-Christopher, American herb Christopher, dolls-eyes, dolls eyes are applied to multiple Actaea taxa; black cohosh, bugbane, bug-bane, bug bane are applied to multiple Ranunculaceae taxa; cohosh, coral-berry, coral berry, coralberry, poisonberry, poison-berry, poison berry, rattle-weed, rattle weed, rattleweed, necklace weed, necklace-weed, necklaceweed, redberry, red-berry, red berry, snakeberry, snake-berry, snake berry, snakeroot, snake-root, snake root, rattlesnake-herb, rattlesnake herb, pearlberry, pearl-berry, pearl berry, bearberry, bear-berry, bear berry, herb Christopher, herb-Christopher, grapewort, grape-wort, grape wort, hog-onion, hog onion are applied to taxa in multiple families are applied to taxa in multiple families |
