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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).





TaxonCicuta maculata var. angustifolia
groupEudicots
FamilyApiaceae
Family common name(s)umbel; umbelwort; umbelworts; carrot; parsley; biscuitroot
Genus common name(s)water-hemlock; water hemlock; waterhemlock; musquash-root; musquash root; musquashroot
Species common name(s)spotted water-hemlock; spotted water hemlock; spotted waterhemlock; spotted musquash-root; spotted musquash root; spotted musquashroot; spotted cow-bane; spotted cow bane; spotted corobane; common water-hemlock; common water hemlock; common waterhemlock; children's-bane; children's bane; death-of-man; death of man; devil's porridge; musquash-poison; musquash poison
 
 
Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxapoison hemlock, poison-hemlock are more commonly applied to Conium; cowbane, cow-bane, cow bane are more commonly applied to Oxypolis; spotted cowbane, beaver-poison, beaver poison are applied to multiple Apiaceae taxa; snakeweed, snake-weed, snake weed, cow weed are applied to taxa in multiple families
 
 
Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etcCicuta occidentalis Greene; Cicuta valida Greene
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