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 | Dracunculus vulgaris |
| group | Monocots |
| Family | Araceae |
| Family common name(s) | arum; arums; aroid; philodendron; calla |
| Genus common name(s) | dracunculus |
| Species common name(s) | common dracunculus; common dragon arum; drakondia; purple stinky flower; ragons |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | dragon arum, dragontea, black arum, black dragon, black arum lily, black calla, black cala-lily, black cala lily, stinking arum are applied to multiple Araceae taxa; dragonwort, dragon plant, dragon flower, dragon lily, voodoo lily, snake-lily. snake lily, snakelily, stink-lily, stink lily, mystery plant, devil's-tongue, devil's tongue, Palestine weed are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| | | | | Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Arum dracunculus L. |
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