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 | Sidalcea hickmanii subsp. parishii |
group | Eudicots |
Family | Malvaceae |
Family common name(s) | mallow; mallows; cotton |
Genus common name(s) | sidalcea; checker-mallow; checker mallow; checkermallow; checker-mallo; checker mallo; chequer-mallow; checker-bloom; checker bloom; checkerbloom; Greek mallow; miniature hollyhock |
Species common name(s) | Hickman's sidalcea; Hickman's checker-mallow; Hickman's checker mallow; Hickman's checkermallow; Hickman's checker-bloom; Hickman's checker bloom; Hickman's checkerbloom; Hickman's mallow; Hickman sidalcea; Hickman checker-mallow; Hickman checker mallow; Hickman checkermallow; Hickman checker-bloom; Hickman checker bloom; Hickman checkerbloom; Hickman mallow; chaparral sidalcea; chaparral checker-mallow; chaparral checker mallow; chaparral checker |
| | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | chaparral checker-bloom, chaparral checker bloom, chaparral checkerbloom are applied to multiple Sidalcea taxa; prairie-mallow, prairie mallow, prairiemallow applied to multiple Malvaceae taxa; globe-mallow, globe mallow, globemallow, globe-mallo, globe mallo, globemallo are more commonly applied to Sphaeralcea |
| Notes | Parish, Hickman are proper names, so upper case preferable; Parishs, Hickmans are errors |
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