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 | Perideridia lemmonii |
group | Eudicots |
Family | Apiaceae |
Family common name(s) | umbel; umbelwort; umbelworts; carrot; parsley; biscuitroot |
Genus common name(s) | perideridia; yampah; yampa; eppaw; eppah; epa; epo; ipo; apau |
Species common name(s) | Lemmon's yampah; Lemmon's yampa; Lemmon's false-caraway; Lemmon's false caraway; Lemmon's falsecaraway; Lemmon yampah; Lemmon yampa; Lemmon false-caraway; Lemmon false caraway; Lemmon falsecaraway |
| | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | false-caraway, false caraway, wild-caraway, wild caraway are applied to multiple Apiaceae taxa |
Common name(s), rejected | not recommended (possibly pejorative or derogatory): squawroot, squaw-root, squaw root, squaw potato, squaw-potato |
Notes | Lemmon is a proper name, so upper case preferable; Lemmons, Lemons, Lemon's, Lemon, lemon, lemon's are errors |
Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Carum lemmonii J.M. Coult. & Rose |
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