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 | Cordylanthus nevinii |
group | Eudicots |
Family | Orobanchaceae |
Family common name(s) | orobanch; broomrape; broom-rape; broom rape; broom-rapes; ground-cone; ground cone; groundcone |
Genus common name(s) | cordylanthus; bird's-beak; bird's beak; birds-beak; birds beak; birdsbeak; bird-beak; bird beak; birdbeak |
Species common name(s) | Nevin's bird's-beak; Nevin's bird's beak; Nevin's birds-beak; Nevin's birds beak; Nevin's birdsbeak; Nevin bird's-beak; Nevin bird's beak; Nevin birds-beak; Nevin birds beak; Nevin birdsbeak |
| | | | Notes | Nevin is a proper name, so upper case preferable; Nevins, Nevine's are errors |
Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Scrophulariaceae s.l. |
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