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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).
| Taxon | Silybum marianum |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Asteraceae |
| Family common name(s) | composite; composita; comp; aster; asterwort; asterworts; sunflower; daisy; dandelion |
| Genus common name(s) | milk-thistle; milk thistle; milkthistle |
| Species common name(s) | blessed milk-thistle; blessed milk thistle; blessed milkthistle; blessed Mary's thistle; Blessed Mary's thistle; St Mary's milk-thistle; St Mary's milk thistle; St Mary's milkthistle; Saint-Mary thistle; St Mary thistle; Mary's milk-thistle; Mary's milk thistle; Mary's milkthistle; Mary's thistle; Mary thistle; Marythistle; Marian thistle; Our Lady's milk-thistle; Our Lady's milk thistle; Our Lady's mild thistle; lady's milk-thistle; lady's milk thistle; Our Lady's thistle; lady's thistle; Mediterranean milk-thistle; Mediterranean milk thistle; variegated thistle; sea musk-thistle; silymarin |
| Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | blessed thistle is applied to Centaurea benedicta [Cnicus benedictus]; common milk-thistle, common milk thistle, common milkthistle are applied to multiple Silybum taxa; spotted thistle, holy thistle, St Mary's thistle, giant thistle, cabbage thistle, noxious thistle, wild artichoke are applied to multiple Asteraceae taxa; bull thistle, bull-thistle, bullthistle are more commonly applied to Cirsium vulgare |
