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 | Lomatium californicum |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Apiaceae |
| Family common name(s) | umbel; umbelwort; umbelworts; carrot; parsley; biscuitroot |
| Genus common name(s) | lomatium; desert-parsley; desert parsley; desertparsley; biscuit-root; biscuit root; biscuitroot; love seed |
| Species common name(s) | California lomatium; Californian lomatium; California rock parsnip; California biscuitroot; California biscuit-root; California biscuit root; California desert-parsley; California desertparsley; California desert parsley; California hog fennel; California chuchupate; chu-chu-pate; green hog fennel |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | chuchupate, tall hog-fennel, tall hog fennel are applied to multiple Lomatium taxa; celery weed is applied to multiple Apiaceae taxa; hog fennel, hog-fennel, hog's fennel, hog's-fennel are applied to taxa in multiple families; arrowleaf balsamroot is more commonly applied to Balsamorhiza sagittata |
| Common name(s), rejected | not recommended: Indian biscuit, Indian-root, Indianroot, Indian root; Indian biscuit-root, Indian biscuit roott |
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