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 | Cypripedium californicum |
| group | Monocots |
| Family | Orchidaceae |
| Family common name(s) | orchid; orchids; orchis |
| Genus common name(s) | cypripedium; lady's-slipper; lady's slipper; lady's-slipper orchid; lady-slipper; lady slipper; ladyslipper; ladies' slipper; ladies' slippers; lady's-slippers; lady's-slipper-orchid; lady's-slipper orchid; lady's slipper orchid; lady-slipper-orchid; lady-slipper orchid; lady slipper orchid; moccasin slipper; moccasin orchid; moccasin-plant; moccasin plant; moccasin root; Venus's-shoe; Venus'-shoe; Venus' shoe; Venus shoe; Venus's-sock; Venus'-sock; Venus' sock; whip-poor-will shoe; whip-poor-will's shoe; whippoorwill's shoe; whipoorwill shoes; ducks |
| Species common name(s) | California lady's-slipper; California lady's-slipper orchid; California lady's slipper; California lady's slipper orchid; California lady-slipper; California ladyslipper; California ladies' slipper; Californian lady's-slipper; Californian lady's slipper; California lady's-slipper-orchid; California lady's-slipper orchid; California lady's slipper orchid; California lady-slipper-orchid; California lady-slipper; California ladyslipper; California lady-slipper orchid; California lady slipper orchid; Californian lady's-slipper; Californian lady's-slipper orchid; Californian lady's slipper; Californian lady's slipper orchid |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | Venus's slipper; Venus'-slipper, Venus' slipper, Venus-slipper, Venus slipper, slipper orchid, moccasin-flower, moccasin flower, moccasinflower are applied to multiple Orchidaceae taxa; monkey-flower, monkey flower, monkeyflower are more commonly applied to Mimulus; nervine is applied to taxa in multiple families |
| Common name(s), rejected | not recommended: Indian shoe |
| Notes | California, Californian are proper names, so upper case preferable |
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