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 | Erysimum capitatum var. lompocense |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Brassicaceae |
| Family common name(s) | crucifer; cruciferae; cruciform; mustard; mustards; cabbage; cress; cresses; brassica |
| Genus common name(s) | erysimum; wallflower; wall-flower; wall flower; blistercress; blister-cress; blister cress |
| Species common name(s) | Douglas's wallflower; Douglass' wall-flower; Douglas's wall flower; Douglas' wallflower; Douglas' wall-flower; Douglas' wall flower; Douglas wallflower; Douglas wall-flower; Douglas wall flower; sand-dune wallflower; sand dune wallflower; sanddune wallflower; sand-dune wall-flower; sand-dune wall flower; sand dune wall flower; coast erysimum; tall wallflower |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | orange wallflower, coast erysimum, coast wallflower, coast wall-flower, coast wall flower, coastal wallflower, coast blistercress, dune wall-flower, dune wall flower, western wallflower, western wall-flower, western wall flower, plains wallflower, prairie-rocket wallflower, wild wallflower, wild wall-flower, wild wall flower, orange mustard are applied to multiple Erysimum taxa; treacle mustard, treacle-mustard, hedge-mustard, hedge mustard, hedgemustard are applied to multiple Brassicaceae taxa; bitterroot, bitter-root, bitter root are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| | | Notes | Douglas is a proper name, so upper case preferable; Dougla's is an error; wal flower is probably an error |
| Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | subsp. lompocense (Rossbach) R. A. Price ined. |
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