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 | Coryphantha vivipara var. rosea |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Cactaceae |
| Family common name(s) | cactus |
| Genus common name(s) | coryphantha; coryphantha cactus; foxtail cactus; fox-tail cactus; fox tail cactus |
| Species common name(s) | viviparous foxtail cactus; Nuttall's pincushion; cushion coryphantha; cushion cactus; biscuit cactus; spiny-star pincushion cactus; spiny star pincushion cactus; spinystar pincushion cactus; spinystar pin-cushion cactus; showy pincushion cactus; purple pincushion cactus; pincushion ball cactus |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | desert beehive cactus is applied to multiple Coryphantha taxa; pincushion cactus, pincushion-cactus, pin-cushion cactus, pin cushion cactus, ball-cactus, ballcactus, ball cactus, purple ball-cactus, purple ballcactus, purple cactus, globe cactus, bee-hive cactus, beehive cactus, bee hive cactus, spiny-star cactus, spiny star cactus, spinystar cactus, spiny-star, spinystar, spiny star are applied to multiple Cactaceae taxa; purple pincushion is applied to taxa in multiple families |
| | | Notes | Nuttall is a proper name, so upper case preferable; Nuttalls, Nuttal, Nuttals, Nuttal's, Nuttals' are errors |
| Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Escobaria vivipara (Nutt.) Buxb. var. rosea (Clokey) D.R. Hunt |
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