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 clementinus |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Malvaceae |
| Family common name(s) | mallow; mallows; cotton |
| Genus common name(s) | malacothamnus |
| Species common name(s) | San Clemente Island malacothamnus; San Clemente Island bush-mallow; San Clemente Island bush mallow; San Clemente Island bushmallow; San Clemente Island mallow; San Clemente Island malvastrum; San Clemente bush-mallow; San Clemente bush mallow; San Clemente bushmallow; San Clemente malvastrum |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | island malvastrum, SCI bush-mallow, SCI bush mallow, SCI bushmallow are applied to multiple Malacothamnus 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 | San Clemente Island is a proper name, so upper case preferable |
| Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Malvastrum clementinum Munz & I.M. Johnst. |
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