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 | Scutellaria tuberosa |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Lamiaceae |
| Family common name(s) | mint; mints; peppermint; dead-nettle; dead nettle; deadnettle; lavender; labiatae |
| Genus common name(s) | scutellaria; scutellaire; skullcap; skull-cap; skull cap; helmkraut; hoodwort; hood-wort; hood wort; hoodwart; mad-weed; madweed |
| Species common name(s) | tuberous skullcap; tuberous skull-cap; tuberous skull cap; blue tuberous skullcap; Danny's skullcap; Danny's skull-cap; Danny's skull cap; Danny skullcap; Dannie's skullcap; Dannie's skull-cap; Dannie's skull cap |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | common skullcap, blue skullcap, blue skull-cap, blue skull cap are applied to multiple taxa; Quaker bonnets, Quaker-bonnets, Quaker bonnet, Quaker's bonnet, helmet-flower, helmet flower, helmetflower are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| | | | | Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | subsp. similis (Jeps.) Epling; Scutellaria pilosiuscula Nutt. ex Benth. |
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