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 | Allium validum |
| group | Monocots |
| Family | Alliaceae |
| Family common name(s) | onion; garlic |
| Genus common name(s) | allium; onion; wild onion; garlic; wild garlic; ramps; ramp; leeks; leek; landlauch |
| Species common name(s) | Pacific mountain onion; Pacific swamp onion; Pacific onion; pink swamp onion |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | swamp onion, tall swamp onion, pink onion, mountain onion are applied to multiple Allium taxa |
| | | Notes | Pacific is a proper name, so upper case preferable |
| Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Liliaceae s.l. |
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