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 | Mammillaria tetrancistra |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Cactaceae |
| Family common name(s) | cactus |
| Genus common name(s) | mammillaria; nipple-cactus; nipple cactus |
| Species common name(s) | corkseed mammillaria; corkseed pincushion cactus; corkseed fishhook cactus; corkseed pincushion cactus; corkseed cactus; corky-seed fishhook cactus; corky-seed fishhook; corky-seed pincushion; Yaqui cactus; common fishhook cactus; common fish-hook cactus; southwestern prickly-pear; California pincushion; desert fishhook cactus; Yaqui cactus |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | fishhook mammillaria, fishhook pincushion cactus, fishhook pincushion, fish-hook pincushion are applied to multiple Mammillaria taxa; pincushion cactus, pincushion-cactus, pin-cushion cactus, pin cushion cactus, fish-hook cactus, fishhook cactus, fish hook cactus, globe cactus, ball-cactus, ballcactus, ball cactus, bird's-nest cactus, bird's nest cactus are applied to multiple Cactaceae taxa; pincushion, pin-cushion, pin cushion are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| | | | | Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Phellosperma tetrancistra (Engelm.) Britt. & Rose |
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