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 | Solanum aviculare |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Solanaceae |
| Family common name(s) | nightshade; night-shade; night shade; nightshades; potato |
| Genus common name(s) | solanum; nightshade; night-shade; night shade |
| Species common name(s) | New Zealand nightshade; New Zealand night-shade; Australian nightshade |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | tall shrubby nightshade, kangaroo-apple, kangaroo apple are applied to multiple Solanum taxa; poporo, buffalo-bur, buffalobur, buffalo bur, buffalo-burr, buffaloburr, buffalo burr, horse-nettle, horse nettle, horsenettle, bittersweet, bitter-sweet are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| | | | | Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Solanum laciniatum Aiton, misapplied to CA plants |
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