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 californica |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Paeoniaceae |
| Family common name(s) | peony; paeony |
| Genus common name(s) | paeonia; peonia; peony; paeony |
| Species common name(s) | California paeonia; California peonia; California peony; California paeony; California native peony; California wild peony |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | western peony, western paeony, wild paeonia, wild peony, native peony are applied to multiple Paeonia taxa |
| | | Notes | California is a proper name, so upper case preferable |
| Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Paeonia brownii Douglas subsp. californica (Nutt.) Abrams |
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