Jepson Interchange: Manual Name Data Retrieval

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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	Eryngium spinosepalum
group	Eudicots
Family	Apiaceae
Family common name(s)	umbel; umbelwort; umbelworts; carrot; parsley; biscuitroot
Genus common name(s)	eryngium; eryngium thistle; eryngo; coyote thistle; coyote-thistle; coyotethistle; button-celery; button celery; buttoncelery
Species common name(s)	spiny-sepaled button-celery; spiny-sepaled button celery; spiny sepaled button celery; spiny-sepaled coyote-thistle; spiney-sepaled coyote-thistle; spiny-sepal eryngo; spiny sepal eryngo; spinysepal eryngo

Common name(s) specific to synonym; taxon noted in brackets	ball eryngo [Eryngium globosum]
Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa	button snakeroot, button-snakeroot, sea holly, spiny bastard are applied to taxa in multiple families


Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc	Eryngium vaseyi J.M. Coult. & Rose var. globosum Mathias & Constance; Eryngium globosum Jeps., illeg., not Hemsl.