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 emoryi var. emoryi |
| 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) | Emory's globe-mallow; Emory's globe mallow; Emory's globemallow; Emory's desert-mallow; Emory's desert mallow; Emory's mallow; Emory globe-mallow; Emory globe mallow; Emory globemallow; Emory desert-mallow; Emory mallow; lance mallow |
| | | | | 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; cimarona is applied to taxa in multiple families |
| | | Notes | Emory is a proper name, so upper case preferable; Emorys is an error |
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