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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 | Salvia pachyphylla |
| 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) | thick-leaved sage; thick leaved sage; thick-leafed sage; thick leafed sage; thick-leaf sage; thick leaf sage; mountain desert sage; mountain desert sage; desert mountain sage; giant-flowered rose sage; giant flowered rose sage; giant-flowered purple sage; giant flowered purple sage; Hopi sage |
| Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | rose sage, Mojave sage, Mohave sage, desert sage, mountain sage are applied to multiple Salvia taxa; purple sage is applied to multiple Lamiaceae taxa; sage, blue sage, bigleaf sage, big-leaf sage, big leaf sage, sagebrush, sage-brush, sage brush are applied to taxa in multiple families |
