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 | Paeonia brownii |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Paeoniaceae |
| Family common name(s) | peony; paeony |
| Genus common name(s) | paeonia; peonia; peony; paeony |
| Species common name(s) | Brown's peony; Brown peony; wood paeony |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | western peony, western paeony, wild paeonia, wild peony, native peony, mountain peony are applied to multiple Paeonia taxa; California peony is more commonly applied to Paeonia californica; Christmas rose, Christmas-rose are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| Common name(s), rejected | not recommended (pejorative or derogatory): nigger heads; nigger-heads |
| Notes | Brown is a proper name, so upper case preferable; Browns is an error |
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