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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 | Melissa officinalis |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Lamiaceae |
| Family common name(s) | mint; mints; peppermint; dead-nettle; dead nettle; deadnettle; lavender; labiatae |
| Genus common name(s) | melissa; melisse |
| Species common name(s) | melissa balm; melisse balm; true melissa; melissa vera; common melissa; common balm; garden melissa; garden balm; lemon melissa; lemon melisse; common lemon balm; perennial lemon balm; lemon balm; lime balm; bee herb; blue balm; sweet balm; sweet Mary balm; sweet Mary's balm; cure-all balm; gentle balm; balm gentle; English balm; lemon-lobelia; lemon lobelia; lemon lobely; dropsy plant |
| Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | balm mint, bee balm, bee-balm, bee balm, common bee balm are applied to multiple Lamiaceae taxa; balm, cure-all, cure all, cureall, bee-plant, bee plant, beeplant, honey-plant, honey plant, citronella, citronelle, heart’s delight, sweet Mary, sweet-Mary, goose tongue, goose-tongue, goosetongue, dropsy-wort, dropsy wort are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| Notes | English is a proper name, so upper case preferable |
