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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).





TaxonMontia howellii
groupEudicots
FamilyMontiaceae
Family common name(s)montia
Genus common name(s)montia; candy-flower; candy flower; candyflower
Species common name(s)Howell's montia; Howell's candy-flower; Howell's miner's-lettuce; Howell's miner's lettuce; Howell's miners-lettuce; Howell's miners lettuce; Howell's minerslettuce; Howell montia; Howell candy-flower; Howell miner's-lettuce; Howell miner's lettuce; Howell miners-lettuce; Howell miners lettuce; Howell minerslettuce
 
 
Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxaminer's-lettuce, miner's lettuce, miners' lettuce, miners lettuce, minerslettuce, minor's lettuce are applied to taxa in multiple families
Common name(s), rejectednot recommended: Indian-lettuce, Indian lettuce, Indianlettuce
NotesHowell is a proper name, so upper case preferable; Howells is an error
Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etcPortulacaceae
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