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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 | Horsfordia newberryi |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Malvaceae |
| Family common name(s) | mallow; mallows; cotton |
| Genus common name(s) | horsfordia |
| Species common name(s) | Newberry's velvet-mallow; Newberry's velvet mallow; Newberry's velvetmallow; Newberry's false mallow; Newberry velvet-mallow; Newberry velvet mallow; Newberry velvetmallow; Newberry false mallow; orange velvet-mallow; yellow felt-plant; yellow felt plant; yellow feltplant |
| Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | false-mallow, false mallow, falsemallow, false mallo, desert-mallow, desert mallow are applied to multiple Malvaceae taxa; velvet-mallow, velvet mallow, velvetmallow are applied to multiple Malvaceae taxa; felt-plant, felt plant, feltplant are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| Notes | Newberry is a proper name, so upper case preferable; Newberrys is an error |
