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 | Papaver rhoeas |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Papaveraceae |
| Family common name(s) | poppy; poppywort; poppyworts, amapola |
| Genus common name(s) | poppy; true poppy |
| Species common name(s) | red corn-poppy; red corn poppy; corn poppy; corn-poppy; corn puppy; corn popple; corn pope; red field poppy; common red field poppy; Flanders Fields poppy; Flanders Field poppy; Flanders poppy; American Legion poppy; Shirley poppy; smooth round-headed poppy; smooth round-headed-poppy; glorious common poppy; cuprose-rose; cuprose rose; cheese-bowl; cheese bowl; cheesebowl; Our-Lady-in-the-corn; Virgin Mary's button; flores rhoeados |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | wild poppy, common poppy, red poppy, field poppy, rough-headed poppy round-headed poppy, Joan silver-pin, Joan silver pin are applied to multiple Papaver taxa; rough poppy is more commonly applied to Papaver hybridum; corn rose, corn-rose, copper-rose, copper rose, canker rose, African rose, wind rose, wind-rose, thunder-flower, thunder flower, redweed, red-weed, red weed, red cornflower, amapola are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| | | Notes | Flanders, Shirley, African are proper names, so upper case preferable; Flander's is an error |
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