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 | Epipactis gigantea |
| group | Monocots |
| Family | Orchidaceae |
| Family common name(s) | orchid; orchids; orchis |
| Genus common name(s) | epipactis |
| Species common name(s) | stream epipactis; stream orchid; stream orchis; stream helleborine; brook orchid; giant epipactis; giant stream orchid; giant stream orchis; giant helleborine; giant helleborine orchid; giant heleborine; giant hellebore; heleborina gigante; great helleborine; chatterbox epipactis; chatterbox helleborine; chatterbox orchid; chatter-box orchid; chatter box orchid; chatterbox stream orchid; mottled swamp-orchis; mottled swamp orchis |
| | | Common name(s) specific to synonym; taxon noted in brackets | purple-leafed stream orchid [f. rubrifolia]; purple-leaf stream orchid [f. rubrifolia] |
| Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | false lady's-slipper, false lady's slipper, false lady's-slipper orchid, slipper orchid, helleborine, helleborine orchid, giant orchid, giant orchis are applied to multiple Orchidaceae taxa; rattlesnake plantain is more commonly applied to Goodyera; hellebore, chatterbox, rattlesnake-weed, rattlesnake weed are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| | | | | Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | f. rubrifolia P.M. Br. |
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