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 | Salvia dorrii var. pilosa |
group | Eudicots |
Family | Lamiaceae |
Family common name(s) | mint; mints; peppermint; dead-nettle; dead nettle; deadnettle; lavender; labiatae |
Genus common name(s) | salvia |
Species common name(s) | Dorr's salvia; Dorr's sage; Dorr salvia; Dorr sage; gray ball sage; gray-ball sage; grayball sage; grey ball sage; grey-ball sage; greyball sage; desert purple sage; purple desert sage; fragrant purple sage; Great Basin blue sage; Ute tobacco sage |
| | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | desert sage is applied to multiple Salvia taxa; purple sage is applied to multiple Lamiaceae taxa; sage, blue sage, sagebrush, sage-brush, sage brush, ball-sage, ball sage are applied to taxa in multiple families |
Common name(s), rejected | not recommended: Indian purple sage |
Notes | Dorr, Ute are proper names, so upper case preferable; Dorri is an error |
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