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 trisulca |
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) | ivy-leaved duckweed; ivy leaved duckweed; ivy-leaved duck-weed; ivy leaved duck weed; ivyleaved duckweed; ivy-leafed duckweed; ivy-leafed duck-weed; ivy leafed duck weed; ivy-leaf duckweed; ivy leaf duckweed; ivy-leaf duck-weed; ivy leaf duck weed; ivyleaf duckweed; forked duckweed; star duckweed; star duck-weed; star duck weed |
| | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | duckmeat, duck-meat, duck meat, duck's meat, duck's-meat, ducks' meat, ducksmeat are applied to multiple Araceae taxa; duckweed, duck-weed, duck weed, sour-weed, sour weed, sourweed are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| | Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Lemnaceae |
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