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 | Erysimum perenne |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Brassicaceae |
| Family common name(s) | crucifer; cruciferae; cruciform; mustard; mustards; cabbage; cress; cresses; brassica |
| Genus common name(s) | erysimum; wallflower; wall-flower; wall flower; blistercress; blister-cress; blister cress |
| Species common name(s) | Sierra wallflower |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | coast erysimum, coast wallflower, coast wall-flower, coast wall flower, coastal wallflower, coast blistercress, dune wall-flower, dune wall flower, western wallflower, western wall-flower, western wall flower, western wall flower, prairie-rocket wallflower, mountain wallflower, perennial wallflower, orange mustard are applied to multiple Erysimum taxa; treacle mustard, treacle-mustard, hedge-mustard, hedge mustard, hedgemustard are applied to multiple Brassicaceae taxa |
| | | Notes | when Sierra is used as a proper name, upper case preferable; Douglas is a proper name, so upper case preferable; Dougla's is an error |
| Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Erysimum capitatum (Hook.) Greene var. perenne (Coville) R.J. Davis; Erysimum capitatum (Douglas) Greene subsp. perenne (Coville) R.A. Price ined. |
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