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 | Lemna aequinoctialis |
| group | Monocots |
| Family | Araceae |
| Family common name(s) | arum; arums; aroid; philodendron; calla |
| Genus common name(s) | lemna; lenticules; toadspit; toad-spit; toad spit; frog buttons; water-lentil; water lentil; mardling |
| Species common name(s) | three-nerved duckweed |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | lesser duckweed, lesser duck-weed, lesser duck weed are applied to multiple Lemna taxa; common duckweed, common duck-weed, common duck weed, tropical duckweed are applied to multiple Araceae taxa; duckweed, duck-weed, duck weed are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| | | | | Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Lemnaceae |
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