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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).




TaxonCryptogramma acrostichoides
groupFerns
FamilyPteridaceae
Family common name(s)brake; brake-fern; brake fern; brakefern; cliff brake fern
Genus common name(s)parsley-fern; parsley fern; parsleyfern; rock-brake; rock brake; rockbrake; rock-brake fern; rock brake fern; rockbrake fern
Species common name(s)American parsley-fern; American parsley fern; American rock-brake; American rock brake; American rockbrake; American rockbrake-fern; American rockbrake fern
 
 
Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxamountain parsley fern is more commonly applied to Cryptogramma crispa; bracken is more commonly applied to Pteridium
 
NotesAmerican is a proper name, so upper case preferable
Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etcCryptogramma crispa (L.) R. Br. ex Hook. subsp. acrostichoides (R. Br.) Hultén; Cryptogramma crispa (L.) R. Br. ex Hook. var. acrostichoides (R. Br.) C.B. Clarke
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