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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 | Orobanche ramosa |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Orobanchaceae |
| Family common name(s) | orobanch; broomrape; broom-rape; broom rape; broom-rapes; ground-cone; ground cone; groundcone |
| Genus common name(s) | orobanche; orobanch; broomrape; broom-rape; broom rape; broomrapes |
| Species common name(s) | branched broomrape; branched broom-rape; branched broom rape; hemp broomrape; hemp broom-rape; hemp broom rape; blouduiwel |
| Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | yellow broom-rape, yellow broom rape, yellow broomrape are applied to multiple Orobanchaceae taxa; ghost-pipe, ghost pipe, ghostpipe are more commonly applied to Monotropa uniflora; cancer-root, cancer root, cancerweed, cancer weed, cancer-weed, vetch strangler are applied to taxa in multiple families |
