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 | Hedeoma drummondii |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Lamiaceae |
| Family common name(s) | mint; mints; peppermint; dead-nettle; dead nettle; deadnettle; lavender; labiatae |
| Genus common name(s) | hedeoma |
| Species common name(s) | Drummond's hedeoma; Drummond's mock-pennyroyal; Drummond's mock pennyroyal; Drummond's false-pennyroyal; Drummond's false pennyroyal; Drummond's false-penny-royal; Drummond's falsepennyroyal; Drummond hedeoma; Drummond mock-pennyroyal; Drummond mock pennyroyal; Drummond false-pennyroyal; Drummond false pennyroyal; Drummond false-penny-royal; Drummond falsepennyroyal; Drummond's pennyroyal; Drummond pennyroyal |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | American pennyroyal, mock-pennyroyal, mock pennyroyal, mockpennyroyal, false-pennyroyal, false pennyroyal, falsepennyroyal, wild pennyroyal, pennyroyal, penny-royal, penny royal, pennyroyal herb, lemon mint, poleo chino, poleo are applied to multiple Lamiaceae taxa; limoncillo, balm, poleo are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| Common name(s), rejected | not recommended (possibly pejorative or derogatory): squaw balm, squawbalm, squaw mint, squawmint. squaw-weed, squaw weed |
| Notes | Drummond is a proper name, so upper case preferable; Drummonds is an error |
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