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 nudicaule |
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) | bare-stemmed lomatium; bare-stemmed biscuit-root; bare-stemmed biscuit root; bare-stemmed biscuitroot; bare-stemmed desert-parsley; bare-stem lomatium; bare stem lomatium; barestem lomatium; bare-stem biscuit-root; bare-stem biscuit root; barestem biscuitroot; bare-stem desert-parsley; bare-stem desert parsley; bare stem desert parsley; barestem desert-parsley; barestem desert parsley; naked-stem lomatium; naked stem lomatium; naked desert-parsley; naked desert parsley; pestle lomatium; pestle desert-parsley; pestle desert parsley; pestle-parsnip; pestle parsnip |
| | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | wild celery, wild-celery are applied to multiple Apiaceae 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-consumption-plant, Indian consumption plant, Indian celery, Indian-root, Indianroot, Indian root, Indian biscuit-root, Indian biscuit root, Indian celery |
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