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 pseudolavatera |
| 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) | Cretan tree-mallow; Cretan tree mallow; Cretan mallow; Crete mallow; Cretan hollyhock; Cretan lavatera; Crete lavatera; small tree mallow; smaller tree-mallow; smaller tree mallow; small tree-mallow; small tree mallow; lesser tree-mallow; lesser tree mallow; Cornish mallow; Cornish-mallow |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | malva rosa, bush-mallow, bush mallow, bushmallow, tall mallow are applied to multiple Malvaceae taxa |
| | | Notes | Crete, Cretan, Cornish are proper names, so upper case preferable |
| Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Lavatera cretica L.; Malva linnaei M.F. Ray, nom. superfl. |
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