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 | Coryphantha chlorantha |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Cactaceae |
| Family common name(s) | cactus |
| Genus common name(s) | coryphantha; coryphantha cactus; foxtail cactus; fox-tail cactus; fox tail cactus |
| Species common name(s) | desert spinystar cactus; desert spinystar; desert spiny-star; desert spiny star; beehive spinystar cactus; yellow foxtail cactus; fringe-flowered foxtail; fringe flowered foxtail; fringe-flowered foxtail cactus; fringe flowered foxtail cactus |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | desert beehive cactus is applied to multiple Coryphantha taxa; pincushion cactus, pincushion-cactus, pin-cushion cactus, pin cushion cactus, bee-hive cactus, beehive cactus, bee hive cactus are applied to multiple Cactaceae taxa; desert pincushion, yellow-flowered pincushion are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| | | | | Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Escobaria vivipara (Nutt.) Buxb. var. deserti (Engelm.) D.R. Hunt; Coryphantha deserti (Engelm.) Britton & Rose; Coryphantha vivipara (Nutt.) Britton & Rose var. deserti (Engelm.) W.T. Marshall; Escobaria deserti (Engelm.) Buxb.; Mammillaria deserti Engelm. |
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