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 | Dudleya lanceolata |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Crassulaceae |
| Family common name(s) | stonecrop; stone-crop; stonecrops; live-forever; live forever; liveforever; hen-and-chickens; hen and chickens; orpine; houseleek; houseleeks |
| Genus common name(s) | dudleya; live-forever; live forever; liveforever |
| Species common name(s) | lanceolate dudleya; lance-leaved dudleya; lance leaved dudleya; lance-leaved live-forever; lance-leaved liveforever; lance-leafed dudleya; lance-leaf dudleya; lance leaf dudleya; lanceleaf dudleya; lance-leaf live-forever; lanceleaf live-forever; lanceleaf liveforever; lanceleaf stonecrop; southern California dudleya; Southern California dudleya |
| | | Common name(s) specific to synonym; taxon noted in brackets | Goldman's dudleya [Dudleya goldmanii] |
| Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | rock live-forever, rock live forever, rock liveforever, narrow-leaved live-forever, narrow-leaf liveforever; narrow leaf liveforever, coast dudleya, coast live-forever, coast liveforever, coastal dudleya are applied to multiple Dudleya taxa; desert savior, desert-savior, live-for-ever, live for ever, hens-and-chickens, hens and chickens are applied to multiple Crassulaceae taxa are applied to multiple Crassulaceae taxa; rock lettuce, rock-lettuce are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| | | Notes | Goldman is a proper name, so upper case preferable |
| Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Dudleya goldmanii Rose |
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