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 | Malephora crocea |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Aizoaceae |
| Family common name(s) | fig-marigold; fig marigold; capetweed; ice-plant; ice plant; iceplant |
| Genus common name(s) | malephora |
| Species common name(s) | crocea iceplant; croceum iceplant; croceum ice plant; red-flowered iceplant; orange ice plant; coppery mesemb; coppery mesembryanthemum |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | iceplant, ice-plant, ice plant, red iceplant are applied to multiple Aizoaceae taxa |
| | | | | Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Malephora purpureo-crocea (Haw.) Schwantes; Mesembryanthemum croceum Jacq.; Crocanthus croceus (Jacq.) L. Bolus; Hymenocyclus croceus (Jacq.) Schwantes |
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