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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).





TaxonMonardella exilis
groupEudicots
FamilyLamiaceae
Family common name(s)mint; mints; peppermint; dead-nettle; dead nettle; deadnettle; lavender; labiatae
Genus common name(s)monardella; coyote-mint; coyote mint; coyotemint; deermint; deer-mint; deer mint; western-pennyroyal; western pennyroyal; California-pennyroyal; California pennyroyal
Species common name(s)Mojave monardella; Mojave mountainbalm; Mojave wildmint; Mojave pennyroyal; Mohave pennyroyal; desert pennyroyal
 
 
Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxadesert monardella is applied to multiple Monardella taxa; wild pennyroyal, pennyroyal, penny-royal, penny royal are applied to multiple Lamiaceae taxa; mountainbalm, mountain balm, mountain-balm, balm are applied to taxa in multiple families
 
NotesMojave, Mohave are proper names, so upper case preferable
Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etcMonardella candicans Benth. var. exilis A. Gray
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