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 | Anemone tuberosa |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Ranunculaceae |
| Family common name(s) | buttercup; butter-cup; crowfoot; crowfoots; larkspur; delphinium; ranunc |
| Genus common name(s) | anemone |
| Species common name(s) | desert anemone; desert wind-flower; desert windflower; desert thimble-weed; desert thimbleweed; desert pasque-flower; desert pasque flower; tuber anemone |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | tuberous anemone is applied to multiple Anemone taxa; pasque-flower, pasque flower, pasqueflower are applied to multiple Anemone taxa (especially those placed in Pulsatilla); wind-flower, wind flower, windflower, thimble-weed, thimble weed, thimbleweed, April-fools, wild crocus, wild-crocus, Easter flower, Easter-flower, Easterflower are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| | | | | Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | var. tuberosa |
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