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 orcuttii |
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) | Orcutt's globe-mallow; Orcutt's globe mallow; Orcutt's globemallow; Orcutt's desert-mallow; Orcutt's desert mallow; Orcutt globe-mallow; Orcutt globe mallow; Orcutt globemallow; Orcutt desert-mallow; Orcutt desert mallow; Carrizo Creek globe-mallow; Carrizo Creek globe mallow; Carrizo Creek globemallow; Carrizo globe-mallow; Carrizo globe mallow; Carrizo mallow |
| | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | desert-mallow, desert mallow, false-mallow, false mallow, falsemallow, false mallo, wild hollyhock, wild-hollyhock, wildhollyhock are applied to multiple Malvaceae taxa |
| Notes | Orcutt is a proper name, so upper case preferable; Orcutts is an error |
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