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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).




TaxonTurritis glabra
groupEudicots
FamilyBrassicaceae
Family common name(s)crucifer; cruciferae; cruciform; mustard; mustards; cabbage; cress; cresses; brassica
Genus common name(s)arabis; rock-cress; rockcress; rock cress
Species common name(s)tower mustard; tower-mustard; towermustard; tower-mustard rock-cress; tower mustard rock cress; tower-mustard rockcress; tower mustard rockcress; towermustard rockcress; tower rock-cress; tower rock cress; tower rockcress; tower-cress; tower cress; towercress; glabrous tower-cress; glabrous tower cress; glabrous rock-cress; glabrous rock cress; glabrous rockcress; glabrous arabis
 
 
Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxasmooth rock-cress, smooth rockcress, smooth rock cress are applied to multiple Arabis s.l. taxa; rock-cress, rock cress, rockcress are more commonly applied to Arabis; wall-cress, wallcress, wall cress are applied to multiple Brassicaceae taxa
 
Notestowermustared is an error
Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etcArabis glabra (L.) Benth. var. furcatipilis M. Hopk.; Arabis glabra (L.) Benth. var. glabra
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