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 | Malva arborea |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Malvaceae |
| Family common name(s) | mallow; mallows; cotton |
| Genus common name(s) | malva; malvas; mallow; mallo; cheeses; cheeseweed; cheese weed; cheese-weed; cheese-plant; cheese plant; cheeseplant; cheese-flower; cheese flower |
| Species common name(s) | velvet tree-mallow; velvet tree mallow; European tree mallow; Cornish tree mallow; sea tree-mallow; sea tree mallow; tree sea mallow |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | malva rosa, bush-mallow, bush mallow, bushmallow are applied to multiple Malvaceae taxa |
| | | Notes | European is a proper name, so upper case preferable |
| Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Lavatera arborea L.; Malva dendromorpha M.F. Ray, nom. superfl. |
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