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 | Cestrum parqui |
group | Eudicots |
Family | Solanaceae |
Family common name(s) | nightshade; night-shade; night shade; nightshades; potato |
Genus common name(s) | cestrum |
Species common name(s) | Chilean cestrum; Chilean green cestrum; Chilean jessamine; Chilean flowering jassamine; green cestrum; green poison-berry; green poison berry; green poisonberry; willow-leaved jessamine; willow leaved jessamine; willow-leaved jasmine; willow-leafed jessamine; willow leafed jessamine; willow-leaf jessamine; willow leaf jessamine; willowleaf jessamine willow jessamine; willow jasmine |
| | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | yellow cestrum is applied to multiple Cestrum taxa; jessamine is applied to taxa in multiple families |
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