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 | Botrychium lunaria |
| group | Ferns |
| Family | Ophiglossaceae |
| Family common name(s) | adder's-tongue; adder's tongue; moonwort fern |
| Genus common name(s) | grape-fern; grape fern; grapefern; moonwort-fern; moonwort fern; moon-wort fern; moon wort fern |
| Species common name(s) | lunary moonwort-fern; lunary moonwort fern; moonwort grape-fern; moonwort grape fern; unshoe-the-horse moonwort-fern; unshoe-the-horse moonwort fern; common moonwort; common moonwort-fern; common moonwort fern |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | honesty plant, honesty-plant are more commonly applied to Lunaria; moon-fern, moon fern, moonwort, moon-wort, moon wort, unshoe-the-horse, unshoe the horse are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| | | | | Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Osmunda lunaria L.; Botrychium onondagense Underw. |
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