Jepson Interchange: Manual Name Data Retrieval

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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).

Taxon	Eryngium aristulatum var. parishii
group	Eudicots
Family	Apiaceae
Family common name(s)	umbel; umbelwort; umbelworts; carrot; parsley; biscuitroot
Genus common name(s)	eryngium; eryngium thistle; eryngo; coyote thistle; coyote-thistle; coyotethistle; button-celery; button celery; buttoncelery
Species common name(s)	aristulate coyote-thistle; aristulate coyote thistle; California eryngo; California coyote-thistle; California coyote thistle


Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa	Jepson's button-celery, Jepson's button celery, Jepson's buttoncelery, Jepson's coyote-thistle, Jepson's coyote thistle, Jepson's eryngo, button eryngo are applied to multiple Eryngium taxa; button snakeroot, button-snakeroot, sea holly, spiny bastard are applied to taxa in multiple families

Notes	Parish, Jepson are proper names, so upper case preferable; Parishs, Jepsons are errors
Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc	Eryngium parishii J.M. Coult. & Rose; Eryngium jepsonii J.M. Coult. & Rose var. parishii (J.M. Coult. & Rose) Jeps.