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 | Stachys chamissonis |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Lamiaceae |
| Family common name(s) | mint; mints; peppermint; dead-nettle; dead nettle; deadnettle; lavender; labiatae |
| Genus common name(s) | stachys; hedge-nettle; hedge nettle; hedgenettle; wood-mint; wood mint |
| Species common name(s) | Chamisso's hedge-nettle; Chamisso's hedge nettle; Chamisso's wood mint; Chamisso hedge-nettle; Chamisso hedge nettle; Chamisso wood mint; coastal hedge-nettle; coastal hedge nettle; coastal hedgenettle; giant coastal hedge-nettle; giant coastal hedge nettle; coastal woodmint; coast woodmint; swamp stachys; tall marsh hedge-nettle |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | bog hedge-nettle, bog hedge nettle, swamp hedge-nettle, swamp hedge nettle, swamp hedgenettle, coast hedge-nettle, coast hedge nettle, coast hedgenettle are applied to multiple Stachys taxa; wood-mint, wood mint, woodmint, base-horehound, base horehound are applied to multiple Lamiaceae taxa; betony is applied to taxa in multiple families |
| | | Notes | Chamisso is a proper name, so upper case preferable; Chamissos is an error |
| Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Stachys flaccida Eastw. |
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