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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 | Lepidium heterophyllum |
| 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) | variable-leaved pepperwort; variable leaved pepperwort; variable-leaved pepper-grass; variable-leaved pepper grass; variable leaved pepper grass; purple-anthered field pepperwort; purple-anther field pepperwort; purple-anther field pepperweed; purple anther field pepperweed; purpleanther field pepperweed; purple-anther pepperweed; Smith's pepperwort; Smith's pepper-grass; Smith's cress |
| Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | peppercress, pepper-cress, pepper cress, pepper-weed, pepperweed, pepper weed are applied to multiple Brassicaceae taxa; whitetop, white-top, white top, whiteweed, white-weed, white weed, pepperwort, downy pepperwort, pepper-plant, pepperplant, pepper plant, pepper-grass, peppergrass, pepper grass are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| Notes | Smith is a proper name, so upper case preferable; Smiths is an error |
