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 | Asclepias asperula subsp. asperula |
group | Eudicots |
Family | Apocynaceae |
Family common name(s) | dogbane; dog-bane; dog bane; dogbanes; oleander |
Genus common name(s) | asclepias |
Species common name(s) | green-flowered antelope-horn milkweed; green-flowered antelope-horn; green-flowered antelope horn; green-flowered antelope-horns; spider antelope-horn milkweed; spider antelopehorn milkweed; spider antelope-horn; spider antelope horn; spider antelope-horns; spider antelope horns |
| | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | creeping milkweed, spider milkweed, spider antelope-horns, spider antelope-horn, green-flowered milkweed are applied to multiple Asclepias taxa; antelope horns, antelope-horns, antelopehorns, antelopehorns milkweed, antelope-horn milkweed, antelope milkweed are most appropriately applied to Asclepias capricornu; trailing milkweed is applied to multiple Apocynaceae taxa; milkweed, milk-weed, milk weed are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| | Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Asclepiadaceae |
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