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 | Crocanthemum greenei |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Cistaceae |
| Family common name(s) | cistus; rock-rose; rock rose; rock roses |
| Genus common name(s) | crocanthemum |
| Species common name(s) | island rush-rose; island rush rose; island rushrose; Greene's rush-rose; Greene's rush rose; Greene's rushrose; Greene rush-rose; Greene rush rose; Greene rushrose |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | frost-weed, frostweed are applied to multiple Cistaceae taxa; sun-rose, sun rose, rock-rose, rock rose, rockrose, sun-rose, sun rose are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| | | | | Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Helianthemum greenei B.L. Rob. |
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