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 (paintere@west.net).
| Taxon | Boechera parishii |
| 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) | Parish's rock-cress; Parish's rock cress; Parish's rockcress; Parish rock-cress; Parish rock cress; Parish rockcress |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | dwarf rock-cress, dwarf rock cress, dwarf rockcress are applied to multiple Arabis taxa; wall-cress, wallcress, wall cress are applied to multiple Brassicaceae taxa; rock-cress, rockcress, rock cress are applied to Arabis s.l. |
| | | Notes | Parish is a proper name, so upper case preferable; Parishs is an error |
| Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Arabis parishii S. Watson |
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