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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 | Barbarea verna |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Brassicaceae |
| Family common name(s) | crucifer; cruciferae; cruciform; mustard; mustards; cabbage; cress; cresses; brassica |
| Genus common name(s) | yellow-rocket; yellow rocket; yellowrocket; winter-cress; winter cress; wintercress; herb of Santa Barbara; St Barbara's cress; Barbara's cress; St Barbara's herb; herb-Barbara; herb Barbara |
| Species common name(s) | early yellow-rocket; early yellow rocket; early yellowrocket; early winter-cress; early winter cress; early wintercress; spring yellow-rocket; spring yellow rocket; spring wintercress; upland winter cress; Belle Isle cress; cress of Boleyn; Bermuda cress |
| Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | American winter-cress, American wintercress, American winter cress, American cress, Normandy cress, French cress, cassabully are applied to multiple Barbarea taxa; spring cress, spring-cress, upland cress, land-cress, land cress, landcress are applied to multiple Brassicaceae taxa; yellow cress Is more commonly applied to Rorippa; winter cress, scurvy grass, scurvy-grass, scurvygrass, scurvey grass, scurvey-grass, scurveygrass, birdweed, bird weed, bird-weed are applied to taxa in multiple families |
