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 | Physalis hederifolia var. fendleri |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Solanaceae |
| Family common name(s) | nightshade; night-shade; night shade; nightshades; potato |
| Genus common name(s) | physalis; ground-cherry; ground cherry; groundcherry; husk-tomato; husk tomato; husked tomato; strawberry-tomato; strawberry tomato; tomatillo; bladder-cherry; bladder cherry; lantern herb |
| Species common name(s) | ivy-leaved ground-cherry; ivy-leaved ground cherry; ivy leaved ground cherry; ivy-leaved groundcherry; ivy-leafed ground-cherry; ivy-leafed ground cherry; ivy-leafed groundcherry; ivy-leafed tomatillo; ivy leafed tomatillo; ivy-leaf groundcherry; ivy-leaf ground-cherry; ivy-leaf ground cherry; ivy leaf ground cherry; ivy-leaf groundcherry; ivy leaf groundcherry; ivyleaf ground-cherry; ivyleaf ground cherry; ivyleaf groundcherry; ivy-leaf tomatillo; ivy leaf tomatillo |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | hillside ground-cherry, hillside ground cherry, prairie ground-cherry, prairie ground cherry, prairie groundcherry are applied to multiple Physalis taxa; Jerusalem cherry, Jerusalem cherry are applied to multiple Solanaceae taxa; Chinese-lantern, Chinese lantern, Chinese lantern plant, Chinese lanterns, Japanese-lantern, Japanese lantern, Japanese lantern plant, lantern plant, winter-cherry, winter cherry are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| | | Notes | Fendler is a proper name, so upper case preferable; Fendlers is an error |
| Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Physalis fendleri A. Gray |
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