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 | Sphaeralcea ambigua var. ambigua |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Malvaceae |
| Family common name(s) | mallow; mallows; cotton |
| Genus common name(s) | globe-mallow; globe mallow; globemallow; globe-mallo; globe mallo; globemallo; kugelmalve |
| Species common name(s) | apricot mallow; apricot-mallow; apricot globe-mallow; apricot globe mallow; apricot globemallow; apricot desert-mallow; apricot desert mallow; apricot globemallow; Mojave globemallow; Mohave globemallow; desert globe-mallow; desert globe mallow; desert globemallow; desert-hollyhock; desert hollyhock; deserthollyhock |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | desert-mallow, desert mallow, false-mallow, false mallow, falsemallow, false mallo, wild hollyhock, wild-hollyhock, wildhollyhock are applied to multiple Malvaceae taxa |
| | | Notes | Mojave, Mohave are proper names, so upper case preferable |
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