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 | Argemone corymbosa |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Papaveraceae |
| Family common name(s) | poppy; poppywort; poppyworts, amapola |
| Genus common name(s) | thistle-poppy; thistle poppy; thistlepoppy; poppy-thistle; poppy thistle; thorn-poppy; thorn poppy; prickley-poppy; prickley poppy; chicalote; cowboy's fried egg; cowboy fried egg; cowboys' fried eggy; cowboys fried egg; cowboy fried egg flower; cowboy fried eggs |
| Species common name(s) | leafy prickly-poppy; leafy prickly poppy; Mojave prickly-poppy; Mojave prickly poppy; Mojave pricklypoppy; Mohave prickly-poppy; Mohave prickly poppy; Mohave pricklypoppy |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | white thistle poppy, white thistle-poppy are applied to multiple Argemone taxa; prickly-poppy, prickly poppy, pricklypoppy are applied to multiple Papaveraceae taxa; fried eggs, fried egg flower, white-thistle, whitethistle, white thistle are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| | | Notes | Mojave, Mohave are proper names, so upper case preferable |
| Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | subsp. corymbosa |
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