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 | Prosartes smithii |
| group | Monocots |
| Family | Liliaceae |
| Family common name(s) | lily; lilywort; lilyworts |
| Genus common name(s) | prosartes |
| Species common name(s) | Smith's fairy-bells; Smith's fairy bells; Smith's fairybells; Smith's fairy-lantern; Smith's fairy lantern; Smith fairy-bells; Smith fairy bells; Smith fairybells; Smith fairy-lantern; Smith fairy lantern; large-flowered fairy-bells; large-flowered fairy bells; large-flowered fairybells; large-flowered fairy-bell; large-flowered fairy bell; large-flowered fairybell; large-flowered fairy lanterns; large-flower fairy-bells; large-flower fairy bells; large-flower fairybells; large flower fairybells; largeflower fairybells; large-flower fairy-bell; large-flower fairy bell; large flower fairy bell; coast fairy-bells; coast fairy bells; coast fairybells |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | fairy bells, fairybells, fairy-bells, fairy bell, fairybell, fairy-bell, fairy lantern, fairy-lantern, fairy lanterns, fairy-lanterns, white fairy bells are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| | | Notes | Smith is a proper name, so upper case preferable; Smiths is an error |
| Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Colchicaceae; Disporum smithii (Hook.) Piper |
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