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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 serpentinicola
groupMonocots
FamilyAgavaceae
Family common name(s)agave; century plant; century-plant; centuryplant
Genus common name(s)hastingsia; rushlily
Species common name(s)Siskiyou hastingsia; Siskiyou rushlily; Klamath-Siskiyou rushlily; Klamath rush-lily; Klamath rush lily; Klamath rushlily; serpentine hastingsia; serpentine rush-lily; serpentine rushlily
 
 
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
 
NotesSiskiyou, Klamath are proper names, so upper case preferable
Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etcLiliaceae s.l.
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