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 | Matthiola incana |
group | Eudicots |
Family | Brassicaceae |
Family common name(s) | crucifer; cruciferae; cruciform; mustard; mustards; cabbage; cress; cresses; brassica |
Genus common name(s) | stock |
Species common name(s) | ten-weeks stock; tenweeks stock; ten weeks stock; ten-week stock; tenweed stock; ten week stock; hoary stock; common stock; garden stock; florist's stock; florists' stock; flowering stock; gillyflower stock; gilliflower stock; gilli-flower stock; tall stock; Brompton stock |
| | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | gilliflower, gilli-flower, gillyflower, gilly-flower, gilly flower, night-violet, night violet, cut-and-come-again are applied to taxa in multiple families |
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