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 martindalei |
| 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) | Martindale's lomatium; Martindale's desert-parsley; Martindale's desert parsley; Martindale's biscuit-root; Martindale's biscuit root; Martindale's hog fennel; Martindale lomatium; Martindale desert-parsley; Martindale desert parsley; Martindale biscuit-root; Martindale biscuit root; Martindale hog fennel; Coast Range lomatium; coast range lomatium; Cascade desert-parsley; Cascade desert parsley; Cascade desertparsley; cascade desert-parsley; cascade desert parsley; cascade desertparsley; few-flowered lomatium; few-fruited lomatium; few fruited lomatium; fewfruited lomatium; few-fruited desert-parsley; few-fruited desert parsley; few fruited desert parsley; few-fruit lomatium; fewfruit lomatium |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | hog fennel, hog-fennel, hog's fennel, hog's-fennel are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| Common name(s), rejected | not recommended: Indian-root, Indianroot, Indian root, Indian biscuit-root, Indian biscuit root |
| Notes | Martindale is a proper name, so upper case preferable; Martindales is an error; when Cascade is used as a proper name, upper case preferable |
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