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 | Mentha X rotundifolia |
group | Eudicots |
Family | Lamiaceae |
Family common name(s) | mint; mints; peppermint; dead-nettle; dead nettle; deadnettle; lavender; labiatae |
Genus common name(s) | mentha; mint; menthe; minthe |
Species common name(s) | round-leaved apple-mint; round-leaved apple mint; round-leafed apple-mint; round-leafed apple mint; round-leafed applemint; false apple-mint; false apple mint; false applemint |
| | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | apple mint, apple-mint, applemint, round-leaved mint, round leaved mint, round-leafed mint, round leafed mint, round-leaf mint, round leaf mint, roundleaf mint, bigleaf mint are applied to multiple Mentha taxa |
| | Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | [Mentha suaveolens X Mentha longifolia] |
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