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 | Salvia funerea |
group | Eudicots |
Family | Lamiaceae |
Family common name(s) | mint; mints; peppermint; dead-nettle; dead nettle; deadnettle; lavender; labiatae |
Genus common name(s) | salvia |
Species common name(s) | Death Valley sage; Death Valley woolly sage; Funeral sage; funeral sage |
| | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | woolly sage, sage, sagebrush, sage-brush, sage brush are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| | Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | var. fornacis Jeps. |
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