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 | Toxicoscordion fremontii |
| group | Monocots |
| Family | Melanthiaceae |
| Family common name(s) | false hellebore; bunchflower |
| Genus common name(s) | toxicoscordion |
| Species common name(s) | Frémont's zigadenus; Frémont's zigadene; Frémont's zygadene; Frémont's star zygadene; Frémont's death-camas; Frémont's death camas; Frémont's deathcamas; Frémont's death camas lily; Frémont's camas; Frémont's star-lily; Frémont's star lily; Fremont's zigadenus; Fremont's zigadene; Fremont's zygadene; Fremont's star zygadene; Fremont's death-camas; Fremont's death camas; Fremont's deathcamas; Fremont's death camas lily; Fremont's camas; Fremont's star-lily; Fremont's star lily; Fremont zigadenus; Frémont zigadene; Frémont zygadene; Frémont star zygadene; Frémont death-camas; Frémont death camas; Frémont deathcamas; Frémont death camas lily; Frémont camas; Frémont star-lily; Frémont star lily; Fremont zigadene; Fremont zygadene; Fremont star zygadene; Fremont death-camas; Fremont death camas; Fremont deathcamas; Fremont death camas lily; Fremont camas; Fremont star-lily; Fremont star lily; chaparral zigadene; chaparral zygadene; chaparral death-camas; chaparral death camas; chaparral deathcamas; star-lily zigadene; star lily zigadene; star zigadene; star zygadene; tall star lily; paniculate star lily; tall paniculate star lily |
| | | Common name(s) specific to synonym; taxon noted in brackets | coastal star lily [var. minor]; few-flowered petite coastal zigadene [var. minor]; saltmarsh zigadene [var. salsus] |
| Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | death-camas, death camas, deathcamas, death-camass, death camass, death camas lily, poison-camas, poison camas, poisoncamas, poison-sego, poison sego, poisonsego, poison sego lily, poison-soaproot, poison soaproot, poisonsoaproot are applied to Zigadenus s.l.; common star-lily, common star lily, white star-lily, white star lily, star-lily, starlily, star lily, star-lilies, star lilies, camas, soap-plant, soap plant, soapplant are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| | | Notes | Frémont, Fremont are proper names, so upper case preferable; Frémonts, Fremonts, Fremon's are errors |
| Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Liliaceae s.l.; var. minor (Hook. & Arn.) R.R. Gates; Zigadenus fremontii (Torr.) S. Watson |
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