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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 | Fritillaria pudica |
| group | Monocots |
| Family | Liliaceae |
| Family common name(s) | lily; lilywort; lilyworts |
| Genus common name(s) | fritillaria; fritillary; mission-bells; mission bells; missionbells; checker-lily; checker lily; checkerlily; checkered lily; rice-root; rice root; riceroot; rice-roots; rice roots |
| Species common name(s) | yellow fritillaria; yellow fritillary; yellow-bell fritillary; yellowbell fritillary; yellow mission-bells; yellow missionbells; Johnny-jump-up fritillary; johnny-jump-up fritillary |
| Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | yellow bell, yellow-bell, yellowbell, yellow bells, yellow-bells, gold-bell, gold bell, Johnny-jump-up, Johnny jump-up, Johnny jump up, johnny-jump-up, johnny jump-up, johnny jump up, Johnny-jump-ups are applied to taxa in multiple families; tulip is more commonly applied to Tulipa |
