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 | Geranium solanderi |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Geraniaceae |
| Family common name(s) | geranium; geraniums; crane's-bill; crane's bill |
| Genus common name(s) | geranium; crane's-bill; crane's bill; cranesbill; cranes-bill; cranes bill; cranebill; crane-bil |
| Species common name(s) | Solander's geranium; Solander's crane's-bill; Solander's crane's bill; Solander geranium; Solander crane's-bill; Solander crane's bill; Australian geranium; Australian crane's-bill; Australian cranes-bill; Australian cranes bill; Australian cranesbill; Austral geranium; austral geranium; Austral crane's-bill; austral crane's-bill; Austral crane's bill; austral crane's bill; Austral cranes-bill; austral cranes-bill; Austral cranes bill; austral cranes bill; Austral cranesbill; austral cranesbill |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | native geranium, native crane's bill, travelers geranium, traveler's geranium, turnip-rooted geranium, naked crane's-bill, naked crane's bill are applied to multiple Geranium taxa; wild geranium, wild-geranium are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| | | Notes | Solander is a proper name, so upper case preferable |
| Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Geranium pilosum Sol., nom. nud.; Geranium pilosum Willd., illeg. |
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