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 | Lepidium fremontii |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Brassicaceae |
| Family common name(s) | crucifer; cruciferae; cruciform; mustard; mustards; cabbage; cress; cresses; brassica |
| Genus common name(s) | lepidium |
| Species common name(s) | Frémont's pepperplant; Frémont's pepper-grass; Frémont's pepper grass; Frémont's peppergrass; Frémont's peppercress; Fremont's pepperplant; Fremont's pepper-grass; Fremont's pepper grass; Fremont's peppergrass; Fremont's peppercress; Frémont pepperplant; Frémont pepper-grass; Frémont pepper grass; Frémont peppergrass; Frémont peppercress; Fremont pepperplant; Fremont pepper-grass; Fremont pepper grass; Fremont peppergrass; Fremont peppercress; desert allysum; desert pepperweed; bush pepperwort; explorer's pepper; explorers pepper |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | desert pepper-grass, desert peppergrass are applied to multiple Lepidium taxa; peppercress, pepper-cress, pepper cress, pepper-weed, pepperweed, pepper weed, desert alyssum, desert alysum are applied to multiple Brassicaceae taxa; whitetop, white-top, white top, whiteweed, white-weed, white weed, pepperwort, pepper-plant, pepperplant, pepper plant, pepper-grass, peppergrass, pepper grass are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| | | Notes | Frémont, Fremont are proper names, so upper case preferable; Frémonts, Fremonts, Fremon's are errors |
| Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | var. fremontii; var. stipitatum Rollins |
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