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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).




TaxonHastingsia alba
groupMonocots
FamilyAgavaceae
Family common name(s)agave; century plant; century-plant; centuryplant
Genus common name(s)hastingsia; rushlily
Species common name(s)white hastingsia; white bog hastingsia; white bog-hastingsia; white-flowered rush-ily; white-flowered rush lily; white-flowered rushlily; white flowered rushlily; white-flowered schoenolirion; white rushlily; reed lily
 
 
Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxaserpentine rush lily is applied to multiple Hastingsia taxa; rush-lily, rush lily are applied to multiple Liliaceae s.l. taxa
 
 
Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etcLiliaceae s.l.; Schoenolirion album Durand
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