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 | Lithophragma bolanderi |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Saxifragaceae |
| Family common name(s) | saxifrage; saxifrages |
| Genus common name(s) | lithophragma; prairie-star; prairie star; prairiestar; rockstar |
| Species common name(s) | Bolander's woodland-star; Bolander's woodland star; Bolander's woodlandstar; Bolander's star; Bolander's fringe-cup; Bolander woodland-star; Bolander woodland star; Bolander woodlandstar; Bolander star; Bolander fringe-cup; Sierra star |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | smooth woodland-star, smooth woodland star, smooth woodlandstar are more commonly applied to Lithophragma glabrum; fringe-cup, fringe cup, fringecup are applied to multiple Saxifragaceae taxa; starflower, star-flower, star flower, woodland star, woodland-star, woodlandstar, woodland starflower, rock-star, rock star are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| | | Notes | Bolander is a proper name, so upper case preferable; Bolanders is an error; when Sierra is used as a proper name, upper case preferable |
| Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Lithophragma scabrella (Greene) Greene |
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