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 | Chlorogalum purpureum var. purpureum |
| group | Monocots |
| Family | Agavaceae |
| Family common name(s) | agave; century plant; century-plant; centuryplant |
| Genus common name(s) | chlorogalum; amole lily; soap-lily; soap lily; soap-bulb; soap bulb; soapbulb |
| Species common name(s) | purple amole; purple-flowered soap-lily; purple-flowered soap lily; purple soap-plant; purple soap plant |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | soap-plant, soapplant, soap plant, soap root, soap-root, soaproot, soapwort, soap-wort, soap wort, soapweed, soap-weed, soap weed are applied to taxa in multiple families; amole is also applied to some Yucca and Agave taxa |
| | | Notes | anole is an error |
| Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Liliaceae s.l.; Laothoë purpurea (Brandegee) Greene |
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