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 lemmonii |
| 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) | Lemmon's caulanthus; Lemmon's jewel-flower; Lemmon's jewel flower; Lemmon's jewelflower; Lemmon caulanthus; Lemmon jewel-flower; Lemmon jewel flower; Lemmon jewelflower |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | Lemmon's wild-cabbage, Lemmon's wild cabbage, Lemmon wild-cabbage, Lemmon wild cabbage, jewel-flower, jewelflower, jewel flower, wild-cabbage, wild cabbage, wildcabbage are applied to multiple Brassicaceae taxa |
| | | Notes | Lemmon is a proper name, so upper case preferable; Lemmons, Lemons, Lemon's, Lemon, lemon, lemon's are errors |
| Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Caulanthus coulteri S. Watson var. lemmonii (S. Watson) Munz; Streptanthus coulteri (S. Watson) A. Gray ex Greene var. lemmonii (S. Watson) Jeps. |
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