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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).





TaxonPetalonyx thurberi subsp. gilmanii
groupEudicots
FamilyLoasaceae
Family common name(s)loasa; loasad; loasads; stickleaf; stick-leaf; blazing star
Genus common name(s)petalonyx; sandpaper-plant; sandpaper plant; sandpaperplant
Species common name(s)Thurber's sandpaper-plant; Thurber's sandpaper plant; Thurber's sandpaperplant; Thurber sandpaper-plant; Thurber sandpaper plant; Thurber sandpaperplant; common sandpaper-plant; common sandpaper plant
 
 
 
 
NotesGilman, Thurber are proper names, so upper case preferable; Gilmans, Thurbers are errors
Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etcPetalonyx gilmanii Munz
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