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 pringlei |
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) | Pringle's yampah; Pringle's yampa; Pringle yampah; Pringle yampa; adobe yampah; adobe yampa |
| | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | Queen Anne's lace, Queen-Anne's-lace, Queen Anne's-lace are more commonly applied to Daucus carota; false-caraway, false 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 | Pringle is a proper name, so upper case preferable; Pringles is an error |
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