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 | Calochortus macrocarpus |
| group | Monocots |
| Family | Liliaceae |
| Family common name(s) | lily; lilywort; lilyworts |
| Genus common name(s) | calochortus; calochortus lily; mariposa; mariposa-lily; mariposa lily; mariposalily; mariposa lilies; mariposa-tulip; mariposa tulip; butterfly-lily; butterfly lily; butterfly-tulip; butterfly tulip; globe-lily; globe lily; globelily; globe-tulip; globe tulip; sago-lily; sago lily; sego-lily; sego lily; star-tulip; star tulip; startulip |
| Species common name(s) | sagebrush mariposa; sagebrush mariposa-lily; sagebrush mariposa lily; sagebrush mariposa-tulip; sagebrush mariposa tulip; sagebrush sego-lily; sagebrush sego lily; green-banded mariposa; green banded mariposa; green-banded mariposa-lily; green-banded mariposa lily; green-banded star-tulip; green-banded star tulip; green banded star tulip; green-band mariposa; green-band mariposa lily; greenband mariposa-lily; greenband mariposa lily; big-fruit mariposa-lily; big-fruit mariposa lily |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | big-podded mariposa, big-podded mariposa-lily, big-podded mariposa lily, big-pod mariposa, big pod mariposa, big-pod mariposa lily, big-pod mariposa-lily, big pod mariposa lily, bigpod mariposa-lily, bigpod mariposa lily, bigpod mariposa, broad-fruited mariposa-lily, broad-fruited mariposa lily, broad-fruit mariposa, broad-fruit mariposa-lily, broad-fruit mariposa lily are applied to multiple Calochortus taxa; fairy lantern, fairy-lantern, fairy lanterns, fairy-lanterns are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| | | | | Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | var. macrocarpus |
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