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 | Delphinium andersonii |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Ranunculaceae |
| Family common name(s) | buttercup; butter-cup; crowfoot; crowfoots; larkspur; delphinium; ranunc |
| Genus common name(s) | delphinium; cavalier's spur; espuela del caballero |
| Species common name(s) | Anderson's delphinium; Anderson's larkspur; Anderson delphinium; Anderson larkspur; Carson City larkspur; sagebrush larkspur |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | desert larkspur is applied to multiple Delphinium taxa; larkspur, lark-spur, lark spur, lark's-spur, lark's spur, dolphin-flower, dolphin flower are applied to multiple Ranunculaceae taxa; staggerweed, stagger-weed, stagger weed, poison-weed, poison weed, poisonweed are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| | | Notes | Anderson is a proper name, so upper case preferable; Andersons is an error |
| Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Delphinium megacarpum A. Nelson & J.F. Macbr. |
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