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 | Maianthemum dilatatum |
| group | Monocots |
| Family | Ruscaceae |
| Family common name(s) | lily-of-the-valley; lily of the valley |
| Genus common name(s) | false-lily-of-the-valley; false lily-of-the-valley; false lily of the valley; false Solomon's seal; false Solomon's-seal; false-Solomon's-seal; Solomon's plume; Solomon-plume; Solomon plume; Solomonplume; false spikenard; bead-ruby; bead ruby; beadruby; harewost |
| Species common name(s) | two-leaved false-Solomon's-seal; two-leaved false Solomon's-seal; two-leaved Solomon's-seal; two-leaved Solomon's seal; two leaved Solomon's seal; two-leaved Solomons-seal; two-leaved Solomons seal; two-leaved wild lily-of-the-valley; two-leaved wild lily of the valley; two-leafed false lily-of-the-valley; two-leafed false lily of the valley; two-leaf false-Solomon's-seal; two-leaf false Solomon's-seal; two-leaf false Solomon's seal; twoleaf false Solomon's seal; two-leaf false Solomons seal; two-leaf Solomon's seal; two-leaf Solomon seal; twoleaf Solomon seal; two-leaf false lily-of-the-valley; two-leaf false lily of the valley; two leaf false lily of the valley; Pacific May-lily; Pacific May lily; Oregon coltsfoot |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | fat Solomon's-seal, fat Solomon seal, fat Solomon are applied to multiple Maianthemum taxa; May-lily, May lily are applied to multiple Ruscaceae taxa; wild spikenard, adder's-tongue, adder's tongue, adderstongue, adders tongue, adder tongue, snakeberry, snake-berry, snake berry, Mayflower, May flower, mayflower, bead-lily, bead lily, beadlily, wild lily-of-the-valley, wild lily of the valley are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| | | | | Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Liliaceae s.l. |
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