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 platycarpa |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Cleomaceae |
| Family common name(s) | cleome; spiderflower |
| Genus common name(s) | peritoma |
| Species common name(s) | broad-podded cleome; broad-pod cleome; broadpod cleome; golden cleome; golden bee-plant; golden bee plant; golden beeplant; golden spider-flower; golden spider flower; golden spiderflower |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | beeplant, bee-plant, bee plant, beeflower, bee-flower, bee flower, stink-weed, stink weed, stinkweed, stinkflower, stink-flower, stink flower, spider-flower, spider flower, spiderflower 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 platycarpa Torr. |
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