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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 | Lamium amplexicaule |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Lamiaceae |
| Family common name(s) | mint; mints; peppermint; dead-nettle; dead nettle; deadnettle; lavender; labiatae |
| Genus common name(s) | lamium; henbit; hen-bit; hen bit |
| Species common name(s) | henbit dead-nettle; henbit dead nettle; hen-bit dead-nettle; hen bit dead nettle; hen-bit deadnettle; hen bit deadnettle; henbit deadnettle; common dead-nettle; common dead nettle; common deadnettle; lesser dead nettle; common henbit; common hen-bit; common hen bit; greater henbit; clasping henbit; clasping dead-nettle; giraffe's head; giraffe head; giraffehead; giraffes head |
| Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | dead-nettle, dead nettle, deadnettle, day-nettle, day nettle, daynettle are applied to multiple Lamiaceae taxa; dumb-nettle, dumb nettle are applied to multiple Lamium taxa in multiple families |
