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 minor |
| 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) | minor brodiaea; low brodiaea; small brodiaea |
| | | Common name(s) specific to synonym; taxon noted in brackets | Purdy's brodiaea [Brodiaea purdyi]; Purdy brodiaea [Brodiaea purdyi]; Sierra cluster-lily [Brodiaea purdyi]; Sierra clusterlily [Brodiaea purdyi]; Sierran cluster-lily [Brodiaea purdyi]; Sierran clusterlily [Brodiaea purdyi] |
| Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | dwarf brodiaea, dwarf brodiea, dwarf clusterlily, dwarf cluster-lily, dwarf cluster lily, vernal-pool brodiaea, vernal pool brodiaea, vernalpool brodiaea, vernal-pool cluster-lily, vernalpool clusterlily are applied to multiple Brodiaea taxa; California-hyacinth, California hyacinth, Californian hyacinth, wild 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.; Brodiaea purdyi Eastw. |
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