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 | Malacothamnus abbottii |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Malvaceae |
| Family common name(s) | mallow; mallows; cotton |
| Genus common name(s) | malacothamnus |
| Species common name(s) | Abbott's malacothamnus; Abbott's bush-mallow; Abbott's bush mallow; Abbott's bush mallow; Abbott's bushmallow; Abbott's malvastrum; Abbott malacothamnus; Abbott bush-mallow; Abbott bush mallow; Abbott bush mallow; Abbott bushmallow; Abbott malvastrum |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | false-mallow, false mallow, falsemallow, false mallo, malva rosa, bush-mallow, bush mallow, bushmallow are applied to multiple Malvaceae taxa; Mendocino bushmallow is most appropriately applied to Malacothamnus mendocinensis (synonym of Malacothamnus hallii) |
| | | Notes | Abbott is a proper name, so upper case preferable; Abbot, Abbot's are errors |
| Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Malvastrum abbottii Eastw. |
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