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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 | Daucus carota |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Apiaceae |
| Family common name(s) | umbel; umbelwort; umbelworts; carrot; parsley; biscuitroot |
| Genus common name(s) | carrot |
| Species common name(s) | Queen Anne's lace; Queen-Anne's-lace; Queen-Anne's lace; Queen Anne's-lace; true Queen Anne's lace; queen's-lace; St Anne's lace; Queen Anne's wild carrot; Queen Anne's wild-carrot; common garden carrot; garden carrot; common carrot; common wild carrot; common wild-carrot; bee's nest plant; bee's-nest plant; bees' nest plant; beesnest plant; crow's-nest; devil's-plague; devil's plague; devils plague; rantipole; dawke |
| Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | bishop's lace, fool's-parsley, fool's parsley, wild carrot, wild-carrot are applied to multiple Apiaceae taxa; carrot weed, carrot-weed, carrotweed, lace flower, lace-flower, laceflower, beggar's-lice, beggar's lice, beggars lice, beggars-lice, bird's nest plant, birds' nest plant, bird's-nest, bird's nest, birds' nest, birdsnest, pasture weed are applied to taxa in multiple families |
