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 gibba |
| 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) | gibbous duckweed; gibbous duck-weed; swollen duckweed; inflated duckweed; fat duckweed; fat duck-weed; fat duck weed; humped duckweed; thick duckweed; thick duck-weed |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | greater duckweed, greater-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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