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 | Ranunculus aquatilis var. diffusus |
group | Eudicots |
Family | Ranunculaceae |
Family common name(s) | buttercup; butter-cup; crowfoot; crowfoots; larkspur; delphinium; ranunc |
Genus common name(s) | buttercup; butter-cup; buttercups; goldcups; gold-cups; gilt-cups |
Species common name(s) | white water buttercup; white water-buttercup; white-water-buttercup; white water crowsfoot; white water-crowsfoot; whitewater crowfoot; watercrowfoot buttercup; common water-crowfoot; common water crowfoot; inland water buttercup |
| | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | aquatic buttercup, water-crowfoot, water crowfoot, watercrowfoot, water crowsfoot, water-buttercup, water buttercup, marsh crowfoot, thread-leaf buttercup, threadleaf buttercup, frogwort, frog wort are applied to multiple Ranunculus taxa; crowfoot, crow-foot, crow foot, crow's foot, crowsfoot, gowan, gowans, yellow gowan, yellow-gowan, yellow gowans, butter-flower, butter flower, butter-rose, butter rose, goldcup are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| | Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | var. capillaceus (Thuill.) DC.; var. subrigidus (W.B. Drew) Breitung |
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