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 | Iris douglasiana |
| group | Monocots |
| Family | Iridaceae |
| Family common name(s) | iris; irises |
| Genus common name(s) | iris; fleur-de-lys; fleur de lys; fleur-de-lis; fleur de lis; fleur-de-luce; fleur de luce; flower-de-luce; flower de luce; flag iris; flag; flags; flag-lily; flag lily; flaglily |
| Species common name(s) | Douglas's iris; Douglas' iris; Douglas iris; Douglas's mountain iris; Douglas' mountain iris; Douglas mountain iris |
| | | Common name(s) specific to synonym; taxon noted in brackets | inland Douglas iris [var. major] |
| Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | mountain iris, western iris, Pacific Coast iris, Pacific coast iris, Pacific Coast native iris, Pacific coast native iris, coast iris, California iris, purple iris are applied to multiple Iris taxa; snake-lily. snake lily, snakelily are applied to taxa in multiple families. |
| | | Notes | Douglas is a proper name, so upper case preferable; Dougla's is an error |
| Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | var. major Torr. |
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