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 | Streptanthus glandulosus subsp. pulchellus |
group | Eudicots |
Family | Brassicaceae |
Family common name(s) | crucifer; cruciferae; cruciform; mustard; mustards; cabbage; cress; cresses; brassica |
Genus common name(s) | streptanthus; twist-flower; twist flower; twistflower; twisted-flower; twisted flower; twistedflower |
Species common name(s) | bristly jewel-flower; bristly jewel flower; bristly jewelflower; glandular jewel-flower; glandular jewel flower; glandular jewelflower; common jewel-flower; common jewel flower; common jewelflower |
| | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | Mount Tamalpais jewel-flower, Mount Tamalpais jewelflower, Mount Tamalpais jewel flower, Mt Tamalpais jewel-flower, Mt Tamalpais jewelflower, Mt Tamalpais jewel flower, Tamalpais jewel-flower, Tamalpais jewelflower, Tamalpais jewel flower are applied to multiple Streptanthus taxa; jewel-flower, jewelflower, jewel flower are applied to multiple Brassicaceae taxa |
| | Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | var. pulchellus (Greene) Jeps. |
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