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 dispar |
| 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) | pinyon rock-cress; pinyon rock cress; pinyon rockcress; unequal rock-cress; unequal rock cress; unequal rockcress; cañon rock-cress; cañon rock cress; cañon rockcress |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | wall-cress, wallcress, wall cress are applied to multiple Brassicaceae taxa; rock-cress, rockcress, rock cress are applied to Arabis s.l. |
| | | Notes | uneclual is an error |
| Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Arabis dispar M.E. Jones; Arabis nardina Greene |
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