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 | Cochlearia groenlandica |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Brassicaceae |
| Family common name(s) | crucifer; cruciferae; cruciform; mustard; mustards; cabbage; cress; cresses; brassica |
| Genus common name(s) | cochlearia; spoonwort |
| Species common name(s) | Greenland cochlearia; Greenland scurvy-grass; Greenland scurvy grass; Greenland scurvygrass |
| | | Common name(s) specific to synonym; taxon noted in brackets | arctic spoonwort [Cochlearia officinalis var. arctica] |
| Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | Danish scurvy-grass, Danish scurvy grass, Danish scurvygrass are more commonly applied to Cochlearia danica; common scurvy-grass, common scurvygrass, common scurvy grass, common scurveygrass, common scurvey-grass are more commonly applied to Cochlearia officinalis; scurvy grass, scurvy-grass, scurvygrass, scurvey grass, scurvey-grass, scurveygrass, Newfoundland scurvygrass, Newfoundland scurvy grass, scurvy plant, scurvy weed are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| | | | | Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Cochlearia officinalis L. var. arctica (Schltdl. ex DC.) Gelert, subsp. arctica (Schltdl. ex DC.) Hultén; Cochlearia arctica Schltdl. ex DC. |
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