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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).





TaxonWislizenia refracta subsp. palmeri
groupEudicots
FamilyCleomaceae
Family common name(s)cleome; spiderflower
Genus common name(s)wislizenia; jackass-clover; jackass clover; jackassclover
Species common name(s)jackass-clover; jackass clover; jackassclover; jack-ass clover; spectacle-fruit; spectacle fruit; spectaclefruit
 
 
Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxaCalifornia stinkweed, California stink-weed, Californian stinkweed, stink-weed, stink weed, stinkweed are applied to taxa in multiple families; spectacle-pod, spectaclepod, spectacle pod are more commonly applied to Brassicaceae taxa
 
NotesPalmer is a proper name, so upper case preferable; Palmers is an error
Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etcCapparaceae; Wislizenia palmeri A. Gray
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