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 | Lithophragma tenellum |
group | Eudicots |
Family | Saxifragaceae |
Family common name(s) | saxifrage; saxifrages |
Genus common name(s) | lithophragma; prairie-star; prairie star; prairiestar; rockstar |
Species common name(s) | slender woodland-star; slender woodland star; slender woodlandstar; slender prairiestar; slender fringecup |
| Common name(s) specific to synonym; taxon noted in brackets | dainty lithophragma [Lithophragma breviloba]; Modoc lithophragma [Lithophragma rupicola] |
Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | slender prairie-star is applied to multiple Lithophragma taxa; fringe-cup, fringe cup, fringecup are applied to multiple Saxifragaceae taxa; starflower, star-flower, star flower, woodland star, woodland-star, woodlandstar, woodland starflower, rock-star, rock star are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| | Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Lithophragma breviloba Rydb.; Lithophragma rupicola Greene |
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