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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 | Sidalcea pedata |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Malvaceae |
| Family common name(s) | mallow; mallows; cotton |
| Genus common name(s) | sidalcea; checker-mallow; checker mallow; checkermallow; checker-mallo; checker mallo; chequer-mallow; checker-bloom; checker bloom; checkerbloom; Greek mallow; miniature hollyhock |
| Species common name(s) | pedate sidalcea; pedate checker-mallow; pedate checker mallow; pedate checkermallow; pedate checker-bloom; pedate checker bloom; pedate checkerbloom; bird-footed checker-mallow; bird-footed checker mallow; bird-footed checkermallow; bird-footed checker-bloom; bird-footed checker bloom; bird-footed checkerbloom; birdfooted checkerbloom; bird-foot checker-mallow; bird-foot checker mallow; bird-foot checkermallow; bird-foot checker-bloom; bird-foot checker bloom; bird foot checker bloom; bird-foot checkerbloom; bird foot checkerbloom; birdfoot checkerbloom; Big Bear checker-bloom; Big Bear checkerbloom |
| Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | mountain sidalcea, mountain checker-mallow, mountain checker mallow, mountain checkermallow, mountain checker-bloom, mountain checker bloom, mountain checkerbloom are applied to multiple Sidalcea taxa; prairie-mallow, prairie mallow, prairiemallow, wild hollyhock, wild-hollyhock, wildhollyhock are applied to multiple Malvaceae taxa; globe-mallow, globe mallow, globemallow, globe-mallo, globe mallo, globemallo are more commonly applied to Sphaeralcea |
