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 aboriginum |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Malvaceae |
| Family common name(s) | mallow; mallows; cotton |
| Genus common name(s) | malacothamnus |
| Species common name(s) | Indian Valley malacothamnus; Indian Valley bush-mallow; Indian Valley bush mallow; Indian Valley bushmallow; Indian Valley malvastrum; gray bush-mallow; gray bush mallow; gray bushmallow; Gray bushmallow |
| | | | | 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) |
| Common name(s), rejected | not recommended: Indian mallow |
| Notes | the use of Gray (upper case) in common names may to be related to Robinson's having published this taxon (as Malvastrum) in A. Gray's Synoptic Flora of North America; Gray (when referring to a person, e.g., A. Gray) is a proper name, so upper case preferable; Grays is an error |
| Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Malvastrum aboriginum B.L. Rob. |
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