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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 | Dianthus barbatus subsp. barbatus |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Caryophyllaceae |
| Family common name(s) | pink; pinks; chickweed |
| Genus common name(s) | dianthus; pinks; carnation |
| Species common name(s) | garden sweet William; garden sweet-William; garden sweetwilliam; cultivated sweet William; sweet William pink; sweet-William pink; sweetwilliam pink; sweet William pinks; sweet-William pinks; sweetwilliam pinks; false sweet-William; bunch pink; bearded pink; French pinks; London tuft; Our Lady's tuft; Our Lady's tuffet |
| Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | sweet John, sweet Johns are applied to multiple Dianthus taxa; pink, French pink, sweet William, sweet-William, sweetwilliam, wild sweet William, wild sweet-William, wild sweetwilliam, London pride, London-pride, Our Lady's cushion, bouncing Bet, bouncing-Bet, bouncing bet, bouncing-bet are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| Notes | beared pink may be an error |
