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 vaginatum |
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) | sheathed lomatium; broad-sheathed lomatium; broad-sheathed desert-parsley; broad-sheath lomatium; broadsheath lomatium; broad-sheath desert-parsley; broadsheath desertparsley; vaginate 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 |
| Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Lomatium plummerae (J.M. Coult. & Rose) J.M. Coult. & Rose var. helleri Mathias |
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