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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 | Pterospora andromedea |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Ericaceae |
| Family common name(s) | heath; heather; heathwort; heathworts |
| Genus common name(s) | pine-drops; pine drops; pinedrops |
| Species common name(s) | giant pine-drops; giant pine drops; giant pinedrops; giant pine-drop; giant pinedrop; woodland pine-drops; woodland pine drops; woodland pinedrops; woodland pine-drop; pale pinedrops; rosemary pine-drops; andromeda-like pine-drops; andromeda pine-drops; andromeda pine drops; andromeda pinedrops; Albany beech-drops; Albany beech drops; Albany beechdrops; Albany-beechdrops; false crawley; giant bird's-nest; giant bird's nest; giant bird's-drops; fernsap |
| Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | fever-root, feverroot, fever root, feverfew, fever-few, fever few, gall-of-the-earth, gal of the earth, scaly dragon-claw, scaly dragonclaw, dragonroot, dragon-root, dragon root are applied to taxa in multiple families |
