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 | Consolida ajacis |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Ranunculaceae |
| Family common name(s) | buttercup; butter-cup; crowfoot; crowfoots; larkspur; delphinium; ranunc |
| Genus common name(s) | knight's-spur; knight's spur |
| Species common name(s) | doubtful knight's-spur; doubtful knight's spur; doubtful knights-spur; doubtful knights spur; doubtful larkspur; false garden larkspur; rocket larkspur; old-fashioned single-flowered larspur |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | larkspur, lark-spur, lark spur, lark's-spur, lark's spur, garden larkspur, giant larkspur, annual larkspur, false larkspur, dolphin-flower, dolphin flower are applied to multiple Ranunculaceae taxa |
| | | | | Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Consolida ambigua (L.) P.W. Ball & Heywood, misapplied; Delphinium ajacis L. |
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