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 | Listera convallarioides |
| group | Monocots |
| Family | Orchidaceae |
| Family common name(s) | orchid; orchids; orchis |
| Genus common name(s) | listera; listera orchid |
| Species common name(s) | broad-leaved tway-blade; broad-leaved tway blade; broad leaved tway blade; broad-leaved twayblade; broad leaved twayblade; broadleaved twayblade; broad-leafed twayblade; broad-leaf twayblade; broad leaf twayblade; broadleaf twayblade; broad-lipped listera; broad lipped listera; broadlipped listera; broad-lipped tway-blade; broad-lipped tway blade; broad-lipped twayblade; broad lipped twayblade; broadlipped twayblade; broadlip listera; broad-lip twayblade; broad lip twayblade; Nuttall's twayblade |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | greater tway-blade is applied to multiple Listera taxa; lily-leaved twayblade, twayblade, tway-blade, tway blade, twayblade orchid, tway-blade orchid, tway blade orchid are applied to multiple Orchidaceae taxa |
| | | Notes | Nuttall is a proper name, so upper case preferable; Nuttalls, Nuttal, Nuttals, Nuttal's, Nuttals' are errors |
| Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Ophrys convallarioides (Sw.) W. Wight |
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