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 montana |
| group | Monocots |
| Family | Themidaceae |
| Family common name(s) | brodiaea |
| Genus common name(s) | triteleia; tritelia; triplet-lily; triplet lily; tripletlily |
| Species common name(s) | mountain triteleia; slender triteleia; slender triplet-lily; slender triplet lily; slender tripletlily; slender brodiaea; slender brodiea |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | Sierra triteleia is applied to multiple Triteleia taxa; Sierra brodiaea, Sierra-brodiaea, 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 |
| | | | | Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Liliaceae s.l.; Triteleia gracilis (S. Watson) Greene |
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