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 | Descurainia adenophora |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Brassicaceae |
| Family common name(s) | crucifer; cruciferae; cruciform; mustard; mustards; cabbage; cress; cresses; brassica |
| Genus common name(s) | tansy-mustard; tansy mustard; tansymustard |
| Species common name(s) | white tansy-mustard; white tansy mustard |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | desert tansy-mustard, desert tansy mustard, desert tansymustard, blunt tansy-mustard, blunt tansy mustard, blunt tansymustard are more commonly applied to Descurainia obtusa |
| | | | | Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Descurainia obtusa (Greene) O.E. Schulz subsp. adenophora (Wooton & Standl.) Detling; Sophia adenophora Wooton & Standley |
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