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 | Alyssum desertorum |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Brassicaceae |
| Family common name(s) | crucifer; cruciferae; cruciform; mustard; mustards; cabbage; cress; cresses; brassica |
| Genus common name(s) | alyssum; alyssum mustard |
| Species common name(s) | desert madwort |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | gold-of-pleasure, gold of pleasure are more commonly applied to Camelina sativa; desert alyssum, sweet alyssum, sweet-alyssum, sweet allysum, sweet alysum, desert alysum, sweet alison are applied to multiple Brassicaceae taxa; madwort, mad-wort, mad wort, Mary's flower are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| | | | | Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | var. desertorum; var. himalayensis Dudley |
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