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 | Veratrum fimbriatum |
| group | Monocots |
| Family | Melanthiaceae |
| Family common name(s) | false hellebore; bunchflower |
| Genus common name(s) | veratrum; false-hellebore; false hellebore; falsehellebore; false-hellobore; false hellobore |
| Species common name(s) | fringed veratrum; fringed false-hellebore; fringed false hellebore; fringed corn-lily; fringed corn lily; fringe false-hellebore; fringe false hellebore; fringe false-hellobore; fringe false hellobore |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | skunk-cabbage, skunk cabbage, skunkcabbage, corn lily, corn-lily, cornlily, hellebore, elever, eliber are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| Common name(s), rejected | not recommended: Indian poke |
| | | Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Liliaceae s.l. |
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