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 | Peritoma lutea |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Cleomaceae |
| Family common name(s) | cleome; spiderflower |
| Genus common name(s) | peritoma |
| Species common name(s) | yellow cleome; yellow bee-plant; yellow bee plant; yellow beeplant; yellow spider-flower; yellow spider flower; yellow spiderflower; yellow spiderwort; yellow-flowered bee-plant; yellow-flowered bee plant; yellow-flower beeweed; yellow flower beeweed; gold cleome |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | beeplant, bee-plant, bee plant, beeflower, bee-flower, bee flower, spiderflower, spider-flower, spider flower, stink-weed, stink weed, stinkweed, stinkflower, stink-flower, stink flower, spider-flower, spider flower, spiderflower, spiderwort, spider-wort, spider wort are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| Common name(s), rejected | not recommended: Indian pink |
| | | Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Capparaceae; Cleome lutea Hook. |
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