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 | Orthocarpus luteus |
| 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) | orthocarpus |
| Species common name(s) | golden-yellow orthocarpus; golden yellow orthocarpus; golden-yellow owl's-clover; golden yellow owl's-clover; golden yellow owl's clover; golden owl's-clover; golden owl's clover; golden-tongue owl's-clover; golden-tongue owl-clover; golden-tongue owl clover; golden tongue owl clover; gold-tongue owl-clover; gold tongue owl-clover; buttered owl's-clover; buttered owl's clover; yellow orthocarpus; yellow owl-clover; yellow owl clover; yellow owlclover |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | yellow owl's-clover, yellow owl's clover, yellow owls-clover, yellow owls clover, ow's-clover, owl's clover, owls'-clover, owls' clover, owls-clover, owls clover, owlsclover, owl-clover, owl clover, owlclover are applied to multiple Orobanchaceae taxa |
| | | | | Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Scrophulariaceae s.l. |
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