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 dudleyi |
group | Monocots |
Family | Themidaceae |
Family common name(s) | brodiaea |
Genus common name(s) | triteleia; tritelia; triplet-lily; triplet lily; tripletlily |
Species common name(s) | Dudley's triteleia; Dudley's triplet-lily; Dudley's triplet lily; Dudley's tripletlily; Dudley triteleia; Dudley triplet-lily; Dudley triplet lily; Dudley tripletlily |
| | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | prettyface, pretty-face, pretty face, pretty faces are applied to multiple Triteleia taxa; 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 | Dudley is a proper name, so upper case preferable; Dudleys is an error |
Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Liliaceae s.l. |
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