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 | Cardamine californica var. sinuata |
group | Eudicots |
Family | Brassicaceae |
Family common name(s) | crucifer; cruciferae; cruciform; mustard; mustards; cabbage; cress; cresses; brassica |
Genus common name(s) | cardamine |
Species common name(s) | California milk-maids; California milk maids; California milkmaids; California bitter-cress; California toothwort |
| | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | bittercress, bitter cress, bitter-cress, spring cress, spring-cress are applied to multiple Brassicaceae taxa; tooth-wort, toothwort, tooth wort, milk-maids, milkmaids, milk maids, milk-maid, milkmaid, milk maid, lady's-smock, ladies' smock, ladies smock, pepper-root, pepperroot, pepper-root, spring-blossom, spring blossome are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| | Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Dentaria californica Nutt. var. sinuata (Greene) Detling |
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