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 | Caulanthus flavescens |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Brassicaceae |
| Family common name(s) | crucifer; cruciferae; cruciform; mustard; mustards; cabbage; cress; cresses; brassica |
| Genus common name(s) | caulanthus |
| Species common name(s) | yellow caulanthus; yellow-flowered thelypodium; yellow-flower wild-cabbage; yellow California mustard |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | jewel-flower, jewelflower, jewel flower, wild-cabbage, wild cabbage, yellow mustard are applied to multiple Brassicaceae taxa |
| | | | | Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Guillenia flavescens (Hook.) Greene; Streptanthus flavescens Hook.; Thelypodium flavescens (Hook.) S. Watson |
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