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 | Erythranthe moschata |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Phrymaceae |
| Family common name(s) | lopseed; lop-seed; lopseeds; monkeyflower; monkey-flower; monkey flower |
| Genus common name(s) | erythranthe |
| Species common name(s) | musk monkeyflower; musk monkey-flower; musk monkey flower; musky monkeyflower; musky monkey-flower; musky monkey flower; musky-scented monkeyflower; muskey-scented monkey-flower; muskey-scented monkey flower; muskey scented monkey flower; musk-plant monkeyflower; muskplant monkeyflower; musk-plant monkey-flower; musk plant monkey-flower; musk-plant monkey flower; musk plant monkey lower |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | yellow monkeyflower, yellow monkey-flower, yellow monkey flower are applied to multiple Mimulus s.l. taxa; musk-flower, musk flower, muskflower, musk-plant, musk plant, muskplant are applied to taxa in multiple families; monkey faces, monkey-faces is applied to taxa in multiple families |
| | | | | Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Scrophulariaceae s.l.; Mimulus moschatus Lindl.; Mimulus crinitus A.L. Grant; Mimulus leibergii A.L. Grant |
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