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 | Sphaeralcea angustifolia |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Malvaceae |
| Family common name(s) | mallow; mallows; cotton |
| Genus common name(s) | globe-mallow; globe mallow; globemallow; globe-mallo; globe mallo; globemallo; kugelmalve |
| Species common name(s) | narrow-leaved globe-mallow; narrow-leaved globe mallow; narrow-leaved globemallow; narrow-leaved desert-mallow; narrow-leaved desert mallow; narrow leaved desert mallow; narrow-leafed globe-mallow; narrow-leafed globe mallow; narrow-leaf globe-mallow; narrow-leaf globe mallow; narrow leaf globe mallow; narrow-leaf globemallow; narrowleaf globe-mallow; narrowleaf globe mallow; narrowleaf globemallow; narrowleaf desert-mallow; narrowleaf desert mallow; narrowleaf false-mallow; copper globe-mallow; copper globe mallow; copper globemallow; copper-globemallow; desert copper-globemallow; desert copper globemallow; rusty globe-mallow; rusty globemallow; sharp-fruited globe-mallow; sharp-fruited globe mallow; sharp-fruit globe-mallow |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | copper mallow, copper-mallow, orange globe-mallow, orange globe mallow, orange globemallow are applied to multiple Sphaeralcea taxa; desert-mallow, desert mallow, false-mallow, false mallow, falsemallow, false mallo, wild hollyhock, wild-hollyhock, wildhollyhock are applied to multiple Malvaceae taxa |
| Common name(s), rejected | not recommended (pejorative or derogatory): niggerweed, nigger-weed, nigger weed, valley nigger weed |
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