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 | Boechera xylopoda |
group | Eudicots |
Family | Brassicaceae |
Family common name(s) | crucifer; cruciferae; cruciform; mustard; mustards; cabbage; cress; cresses; brassica |
Genus common name(s) | boechera |
Species common name(s) | slender beautiful rock-cress; slender beautiful rock cress; slender beautiful rockcress; slender & beautiful rock-cress; slender & beautiful rock cress; slender & beautiful rockcress; hairless rock-cress; hairless rock cress; hairless rockcress; bigfoot hybrid rockcress |
| | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | pine rock-cress is more commonly applied to Arabis holboellii var. pinetorum; desert rock-cress, desert rock cress, desert rockcress, wall-cress, wallcress, wall cress, wild mustard are applied to multiple Brassicaceae taxa; rock-cress, rockcress, rock cress are applied to Arabis s.l. |
| | Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Arabis pulchra S. Watson var. gracilis M.E. Jones; Boechera pulchra (M.E. Jones ex S. Watson) W.A. Weber var. gracilis (M.E. Jones) Dorn |
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