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 | Narcissus tazetta |
group | Monocots |
Family | Amaryllidaceae |
Family common name(s) | amaryllis; amaryllid; amaryllids |
Genus common name(s) | narcissus; narciso; daffodil; daffy-down-dilly; daffy down dilly; daffy |
Species common name(s) | tazetta narcissus; tazetta daffodil; polyanthus narcissus; bunch-flowered narcissus; bunch flowered narcissus; bunch-flowered daffodil; bunchflower daffodil; cream narcissus; French daffodil; little tear drops; Chinese sacred-lily; Chinese sacred lily |
| | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | paper-white, paper white, paper-white narcissus, paper white narcissus, paperwhite narcissus are applied to multiple Narcissus taxa; rose of Sharon, rose-of-Sharon are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| Notes | French, Chinese are proper names, so upper case preferable |
Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Liliaceae s.l. |
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