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 | Brodiaea coronaria |
| group | Monocots |
| Family | Themidaceae |
| Family common name(s) | brodiaea |
| Genus common name(s) | brodiaea; brodiea; cluster-lily; cluster lily; clusterlily; Brodie's lily |
| Species common name(s) | crown brodiaea; crown cluster-lily; crown cluster lily; crowned brodiaea; garland brodiaea; early harvest brodiaea; early harvest brodiea; harvest firecracker-flower; harvest firecracker flower; coronary brodiaea; large cluster-lily; large cluster lily |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | dwarf brodiaea, dwarf brodiea, dwarf clusterlily, dwarf cluster-lily, dwarf cluster lily are applied multiple Brodiaea taxa; harvest brodiaea, harvest brodiea, harvest cluster-lily, harvest cluster lily, harvest clusterlily, California-hyacinth, California hyacinth, Californian hyacinth, common brodiaea, wild brodiaea, bluedick brodiaea, fool's onion, fool's-onion, fools onion are applied to multiple Themidaceae taxa; hog-onion, hog onion are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| | | | | Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Liliaceae s.l.; subsp. coronaria |
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