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 | Viola macloskeyi |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Violaceae |
| Family common name(s) | violet; violets |
| Genus common name(s) | viola; violet; violette; violeta; pansy |
| Species common name(s) | Macloskey's violet; Macloskey's white violet; Macloskey violet; Macloskey white violet; small white violet; western sweet white violet; western wood violet; western white violet; northern white violet; white mountain violet |
| | | Common name(s) specific to synonym; taxon noted in brackets | pallid violet [subsp. pallens] |
| Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | white-flowered violet, white violet, wild white violet, sweet white violet, smooth white violet, wood violet, wood-violet, western sweet violet, big-leaf white violet, bigleaf white violet, large-leaved white violet, large-leaf white violet are applied to multiple Viola taxa; heart's-ease, heart's ease, hearts'-ease, hearts' ease, heartsease, Johnny-jump-up, Johnny jump-up, Johnny jump up, johnny-jump-up, johnny jump-up, johnny jump up, Johnny-jump-ups are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| | | Notes | MacKloskey appears to be an error |
| Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | subsp. macloskeyi; subsp. pallens (Banks ex DC.) M. Baker |
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