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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).




TaxonRorippa columbiae
groupEudicots
FamilyBrassicaceae
Family common name(s)crucifer; cruciferae; cruciform; mustard; mustards; cabbage; cress; cresses; brassica
Genus common name(s)yellow-cress; yellow cress; yellowcress; yellow water-cress; yellow water cress; yellow watercress; marsh-cress; marsh cress; marshcress
Species common name(s)Columbia yellow-cress; Columbia yellow cress; Columbia yellowcress; Columbia cress; Columbian yellow-cress; Columbian yellow cress; Columbian yellowcress
 
 
Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxapersistent-sepal yellow-cress; persistent-sepal yellow cress; persistent-sepal yellowcress; persistent sepal yellowcress; persistentsepal yellowcress are applied to Rorippa calycina, including var. columbiae (Rorippa columbiae); watercress, water-cress, water cress are more commonly applied to Nasturtium
 
 
Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etcRorippa calycina (Engelm.) Rydb. var. columbiae (S. Watson) Rollins
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