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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 | Conium maculatum |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Apiaceae |
| Family common name(s) | umbel; umbelwort; umbelworts; carrot; parsley; biscuitroot |
| Genus common name(s) | poison hemlock; poison-hemlock; poisonhemlock |
| Species common name(s) | common poison hemlock; common poison-hemlock; poison hemlock; poison-hemlock; poison parsley; poison-parsley; poison parsely; poison stinkweed; poison snakeweed; poison snake-weed; poison snake weed; deadly hemlock; spotted hemlock; spotted poison hemlock; spotted parsley; stinking hemlock; cow-poison parsley; kill-cow parsely; bad-man's-oatmeal; bad-man's oatmeal; St Bennet's herb; St Bennet's-herb; winter fern; Nebraska fern; Nebraska-fern; wode-whistle; wode whistle |
| Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | cowbane, cow-bane, cow bane are more commonly applied to Oxypolis; spotted cowbane, beaver-poison, beaver poison are applied to multiple Apiaceae taxa; snakeweed, snake-weed, snake weed, cow weed are applied to taxa in multiple familiesbeaver-poison, beaver poison, poison root, poison-root, poisonroot, European hemlock, fool's-parsley, fool's parsley, wild carrot, wild-carrot, wild parsnip are applied to multiple Apiaceae taxa; lady's-lace, lady's lace, Our Lady's lace, Our Lady's needlework, lady's needlework, ladies needlework, stink-weed, stink weed, stinkweed, California fern, cow-poison; cow poison, cowpoison, kill-cow, kill cow are applied to taxa in multiple families |
