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 | Antirrhinum majus |
group | Eudicots |
Family | Plantaginaceae |
Family common name(s) | plantain; plantains |
Genus common name(s) | snapdragon; snap-dragon; snap dragon; snaps |
Species common name(s) | garden snapdragon; garden snap-dragon; garden snap dragon; garden snaps; cultivated snapdragon; cultivated snap-dragon; cultivated snap dragon; Mediterranean snapdragon; great snapdragon; great snap-dragon; great snap dragon; common great snap-dragon; greater snapdragon; large snapdragon; dragon-mouthed snaps; calf's-snout snapdragon; calf's snout snapdragon; calf's-mouth; calf's mouth; toad-mount; lion's-snap; lion's snap; bunny-mouth; bunny mouth; rabbit's-mouth; rabbit's mouth; bonny-rabbits; bonny rabbits; bunny-rabbit; bunny rabbits; bulldogs; bull-dogs; bull dogs; Infant Jesus's shoes; Infant Jesus' shoes |
| | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | common snapdragon, white snapdragon, yellow snapdragon, yellow snap-dragon, yellow snap dragon, tall snapdragon, linearleaf snapdragon, dog's-mouth, dog's mouth, dogs' mouth, toad's-mouth, spurred toad's-mouth, toad's mouth are applied to multiple Antirrhinum s.l. taxa; baby snapdragon, calf's-snout, calf's snout, calf-snout, calf snout are applied to multiple Plantaginaceae taxa; calf's-head, calf's head, dragon's-mouth, dragon's mouth, toadflax, toad-flax, toad flax, weasel-snout, weasel snout, weasel's-snout, weasel's snout, tiger's-mouth, tiger's mouth, lion's-mouth, lion's mouth, lion mouth, gueule-de-lion are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| | Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Scrophulariaceae s.l. |
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