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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 | Sisymbrium altissimum |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Brassicaceae |
| Family common name(s) | crucifer; cruciferae; cruciform; mustard; mustards; cabbage; cress; cresses; brassica |
| Genus common name(s) | sisymbrium; tumbleweed-mustard; tumbleweed mustard; tumbleweedmustard |
| Species common name(s) | tall sisymbrium; tall tumble-mustard; tall tumble mustard; tall tumblemustard; tall tumbleweed-mustard; tall tumbleweed mustard; tall mustard-weed; tall rocket; tumbling-mustard; tumbling mustard; yellow tumbling mustard; tumbleweed-mustard; tumbleweed mustard; Jim Hill mustard; Jim-Hill-mustard; Jim Hill tumble-mustard; Jim Hill tumblemustard; Jim Hill's tumblemustard; Jimhill mustard; jimhill mustard |
| Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | tall hedge-mustard, tall hedgemustard, tall hedge mustard, common tumble-mustard, common tumble mustard, common tumblemustard, are applied to multiple Sisymbrium taxa; tumble-mustard, tumble mustard, tumblemustard. mustard-weed, mustard weed, tall mustard, mountain mustard, Jim Hill weed, hedge-mustard, hedge mustard, hedgemustard are applied to multiple Brassicaceae taxa; watercress, water-cress, water cress is more commonly applied to Nasturtium; true water-cress, true watercress, true water cress are more commonly applied to Nasturtium officinale; water-radish, water radish are more commonly applied to Nasturtium amphibium; tumbleweed, tumble-weed, tumble weed, tumbling-weed, tumbling weed are applied to taxa in multiple families |
