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 | Triteleia crocea |
group | Monocots |
Family | Themidaceae |
Family common name(s) | brodiaea |
Genus common name(s) | triteleia; tritelia; triplet-lily; triplet lily; tripletlily |
Species common name(s) | yellow triteleia; yellow tritelia; yellow triplet-lily; yellow triplet lily; yellow tripletlily |
| Common name(s) specific to synonym; taxon noted in brackets | Trinity Mountains triteleia [var. modesta]; Trinity Mountains pretty face [var. modesta]; Hall's triteleia [var. modesta]; no common name specific to var. crocea found |
Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | prettyface, pretty-face, pretty face, pretty faces, yellow brodiaea, yellow brodiea are applied to multiple Triteleia taxa; California-hyacinth, California hyacinth, Californian hyacinth, fool's onion, fool's-onion, fools onion are applied to multiple Themidaceae taxa; hog-onion, hog onion are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| Notes | Hall is a proper name, so upper case preferable; Halls', Halls are errors |
Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Liliaceae s.l.; var. crocea; var. modesta (H.M. Hall) Hoover; Triteleia modesta (Hall) Abrams |
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