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 | Cardamine pensylvanica |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Brassicaceae |
| Family common name(s) | crucifer; cruciferae; cruciform; mustard; mustards; cabbage; cress; cresses; brassica |
| Genus common name(s) | cardamine |
| Species common name(s) | Pennsylvania bitter-cress; Pennsylvania bitter cress; Pennsylvania bittercress; Pennsylvanian bitter-cress; Pennsylvanian bitter cress; Pennsylvanian bittercress; Quaker bitter-cress; Quaker bitter cress; Quaker bittercress; Quaker cress; Muhlenberg's bittercress |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | common bittercress is applied to multiple Cardamine taxa; hairy bitter-cress, hairy bitter cress, hairy bittercress are more commonly applied to Cardamine hirsuta; bittercress, bitter cress, bitter-cress, spring cress, spring-cress, American watercress, American water-cress are applied to multiple Brassicaceae taxa; tooth-wort, toothwort, tooth wort, milk-maids, milkmaids, milk maids, milk-maid, milkmaid, milk maid, lady's-smock, ladies' smock, ladies smock, pepper-root, pepperroot, pepper-root are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| | | Notes | Pennsylvania, Quaker, Muhlenberg are proper names, so upper case preferable; Muhlenbergs is an error |
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