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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).





TaxonCaulanthus coulteri
groupEudicots
FamilyBrassicaceae
Family common name(s)crucifer; cruciferae; cruciform; mustard; mustards; cabbage; cress; cresses; brassica
Genus common name(s)caulanthus
Species common name(s)Coulter's caulanthus; Coulter's jewel-flower; Coulter's jewelflower; Coulter's wild-cabbage; Coulter's wild cabbage; Coulter's wildcabbage; Coulter caulanthus; Coulter jewel-flower; Coulter jewelflower; Coulter wild-cabbage; Coulter wild cabbage; Coulter wildcabbage
 
 
Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxajewel-flower, jewelflower, jewel flower, wild-cabbage, wild cabbage, wildcabbage are applied to multiple Brassicaceae taxa
 
NotesCoulter is a proper name, so upper case preferable; Coulters is an error
Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etcvar. coulteri
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