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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).





TaxonBoechera lincolnensis
groupEudicots
FamilyBrassicaceae
Family common name(s)crucifer; cruciferae; cruciform; mustard; mustards; cabbage; cress; cresses; brassica
Genus common name(s)boechera
Species common name(s)Lincoln rock-cress; Lincoln rock cress; Lincoln rockcress; Muncy rock-cress; Muncy rock cress; Muncy rockcress; Darwin rock-cress; Darwin rock cress; Darwin rockcress
 
 
Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxadesert 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.
 
NotesLincoln is a place, so Lincoln's is inappropriate; Muncy is a place (Muncy, Nevada), so the possessives Munci's, Muncy's are inappropriate; correct spelling is probably Muncy, not Munci or Muncie
Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etcArabis pulchra S. Watson var. munciensis M.E. Jones; Boechera pulchra (M.E. Jones ex S. Watson) W.A. Weber var. munciensis (M.E. Jones) Dorn
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