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 inflatus |
| 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) | desert-candle caulanthus; desert candle caulanthus; desert-candle streptanthus; desert candle streptanthus; desert-candle wild cabbage; desert candle wild cabbage; inflated-stem caulanthus; inflated-stem streptanthus |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | jewel-flower, jewelflower, jewel flower, wild-cabbage, wild cabbage, wildcabbage are applied to multiple Brassicaceae taxa; desert candle, desert-candle, desert candles are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| Common name(s), rejected | not recommended (possibly pejorative or derogatory): squaw cabbage, squaw-cabbage, squaw wild-cabbage, squaw wild cabbage |
| | | Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Streptanthus inflatus (S. Watson) Greene |
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