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 | Proboscidea lutea |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Martyniaceae |
| Family common name(s) | martynia; unicorn-plant |
| Genus common name(s) | unicorn-plant; unicorn plant; unicornplant; elephant-tusks; elephant tusks; proboscis-flower; proboscis flower |
| Species common name(s) | yellow unicorn-plant; yellow unicorn plant; yellow unicornplant; yellow devil's claw; yellow-flowered annual devil's claw; yellow-flower unicorn-plant; yellowflower unicorn plant; yellow-flower devil's-claw; yellow-flower devil's claw; yellow flower devil's claw; yellowflower devil's claw; South American devil's claws |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | yellow-flowered devil's-claw, yellow-flowered devil's claw, yellow-flowered devils claw, double claw, double-claw are applied to multiple Proboscidea taxa; devil's-claw, devil's claw, devils-claw, devil's claws, devils-claws, devilsclaws, devilsclaw, devil's-grip, devil's grip, elephant's-trunk, elephant's trunk, goat head, goat-head, goathead, goat's head, goats head, goatshead are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| | | Notes | South American is a proper name, so upper case preferable |
| Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Ibicella lutea (Lindl.) Van Eselt. |
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