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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 orientale |
| 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) | oriental sisymbrium; oriental hedge-mustard; oriental hedge mustard; oriental hedgemustard; Indian hedge-mustard; Indian hedge mustard; Indian hedgemustard; eastern tumble-mustard; eastern tumble mustard; eastern rocket |
| Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | tumble-mustard, tumble mustard, tumblemustard. hare's-ear cabbage, hare's ear cabbage, hedge-mustard, hedgemustard, hedge mustard, oriental mustard, Indian mustard, wild mustard 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 |
| Notes | Indian is a proper name, so upper case preferable |
