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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 evadens
groupEudicots
FamilyBrassicaceae
Family common name(s)crucifer; cruciferae; cruciform; mustard; mustards; cabbage; cress; cresses; brassica
Genus common name(s)boechera
Species common name(s)hidden rock-cress; hidden rock cress; hidden rockcress
 
Common name(s) specific to synonym; taxon noted in bracketsstylose rock-cress [Arabis fernaldiana var. stylosa]; stylose rockcress [Arabis fernaldiana var. stylosa]; stylose rock cress [Arabis fernaldiana var. stylosa]
Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxawall-cress, wallcress, wall cress are applied to multiple Brassicaceae taxa; rock-cress, rockcress, rock cress are applied to Arabis s.l.
 
 
Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etcArabis fernaldiana Rollins var. stylosa (S. Watson) Rollins
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