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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).
| Taxon | Dudleya cymosa subsp. marcescens |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Crassulaceae |
| Family common name(s) | stonecrop; stone-crop; stonecrops; live-forever; live forever; liveforever; hen-and-chickens; hen and chickens; orpine; houseleek; houseleeks |
| Genus common name(s) | dudleya; live-forever; live forever; liveforever |
| Species common name(s) | canyon dudleya; canyon live-forever; canyon live forever; canyon live-for-ever; canyon liveforever; canyon rock-lettuce; canyon rock lettuce; California live-forever; spreading dudleya; cymose dudleya |
| Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | common dudleya, Santa Monica Mountains dudleya, Santa Monica Mtns dudleya, Santa Monica Mountains live-forever, Santa Monica Mountains liveforever, Santa Monica Mtns live-forever, rock live forever, rock liveforever are applied to multiple Dudleya taxa; live-for-ever, live for ever, hens-and-chickens, hens and chickens are applied to multiple Crassulaceae taxa; rock lettuce, rock-lettuce, rock moss, rock-moss are applied to taxa in multiple families |
