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Many names have changed in the last few years, especially the names of genera. But often there is not an exact correspondence between an old genus name and a new one, since it can depend on the particular subspecies or variety. The list below shows changes for some of the plants on this website that are found in California; it is not yet complete even for those. It is ordered according to the old names; click on the corresponding new name to get to the appropriate page.

Because of some computer problems, some of the new names do not have live links.


Old Name

Acmispon nevadensis var. nevadensis

Antirrhinum multiflorum

Aphyllon fasciculatum

Arabis lemmonii var. lemmonii
Arabis platysperma
Arabis sparsiflora

Arenaria congesta var.suffrutescens
Arenaria kinglii var. glabrescens
Arenaria macradenia

Aster alpigenus

Asyneuma prenanthoides

Blechnum spicant

Mahonia aquifolium

Brodiaea californica var. californica

Callitropsis pygmaea

Camissonia subacaulis
Camissonia tanacetifolia

Centaurium venustum

Chamaesyce albomarginata

Chrysothamnus nauseosus

Coreopsis bigelovii
Coreopsis stillmanii

Cortaderia toetoe

Cryptantha circumscissa
Cryptantha nubigena

Cupressus goveniana ssp. pigmaea
Cupressus goveniana ssp. pygmaea
Cupressus pygmaea

Cynoglossum grande
Cynoglossum occidentale

Dicentra chrysantha

Disporum hookeri

Dichelostemma capitatum ssp. capitatum

Dodecatheon clevelandii ssp. patula
Dodecatheon hendersonii
Dodecatheon jeffreyi
Dodecatheon redolens

Dugaldia hoopesii

Emmenanthe penduliflora var. penduliflora

Epilobium angustifolium
Epilobium angustifolium ssp. circumvagum
Epilobium latifolium

Eremocarpus setigerus

Erysimum capitatum ssp. capitatum

Eucephalus breweri

Gunnera chilensis

Hemizonia fitchii

Hesperochiron californicus

Homeria elegans

Hydrophyllum capitatum

Hymenoclea salsola

Hypericum formosum var. scouleri

Isomeris arborea

Isopyrum occidentale

Kumara plicatilis

Kumlienia hystricula

Leptodactylon pungens

Linanthus bicolor
Linanthus nuttallii ssp. pubescens    

Lotus argophyllus var. fremontii
Lotus crassifolius
Lotus humistratus
Lotus micranthus
Lotus nevadensis
Lotus oblongifolius
Lotus scoparius
Lotus strigosus

Lysichiton americanum

Machaeranthera canescens

Madia minima

Michelia yunnananensis

Mimulus acutidens
Mimulus aurantiacus var. grandiflorus
Mimulus aurantiacus var. parviflorus
Mimulus aurantiacus var. pubescens
Mimulus aurantiacus      
Mimulus bicolor
Mimulus bolanderi
Mimulus breweri
Mimulus cardinalis
Mimulus congdonii
Mimulus douglasii
Mimulus floribundus       
Mimulus guttatus
Mimulus kelloggii
Mimulus laciniatus
Mimulus lewisii
Mimulus montioides       
Mimulus moschatus       
Mimulus nanus var. mephiticus
Mimulus nanus
Mimulus pictus
Mimulus primuloides
Mimulus tilingii
Mimulus torreyi
Mimulus whitneyi

Minuartia californica
Minuartia douglasii
Minuartia nuttallii var. gracilis

Mitella breweri

Monardella glauca

Opuntia erinacea var. erinacea

Orobanche californica ssp. feudgei
Orobanche fasciculata
Orobanche uniflora

Parvisedum congdonii
Parvisedum pumilum

Phoradendron macrophyllum

Plectritis brachystemon

Polygonum bistortoides
Polygonum davisiae
Polygonum phytolaccifolium

Polygala cornuta var. cornuta

Potentilla fruticosa
Potentilla glandulosa
Potentilla glandulosa ssp. nevadensis
Potentilla palustris

Primula redolens

Pseudostellaria jamesiana

Rhamnus californica ssp. tomentella
Rhamnus rubra ssp. obtusissima

Salix arctica

Sambucus nigra ssp. caerulea

Sanguisorba occidentalis

Saxifraga bryophora
Saxifraga californica
Saxifraga oregana

Silene californica

Smilacena racemosa
Smilacena stellata

Sphenosciadium capitellatum

Spiraea densiflora

Styrax officinalis var. redivivus

Swertia radiata

Tofieldia occidentalis ssp. occidentalis

Triantalis latifolia

Yucca whipplei

Zigadenus exaltatus
Zigadenus fremontii

New Name

Acmispon decumbens var. decumbens

Antirrhinum thompsonii

Aphyllon franciscanum

Boechera arcuata
Boechera platysperma
Boechera lemmonii

Eremogone congesta var. suffrutescens
Eremogone kingii var. glabrescens
Eremogone macradenia var. macradenia

Oreostemma alpigenum var. andersonii

Smithiastrum prenanthoides

Struthiopteris spicant

Berberis aquifolium

Brodiaea californica

Hesperocyparis pygmaea

Taraxia subacaulis
Taraxia tanacetifolia

Zeltnera venusta

Euphorbia albomarginata

Tetradymia canescens

Leptosyne bigelovii
Leptosyne stillmanii

Austroderia toetoe

Greeneocharis circumscissa
Oreocarya nubigena

Hesperocyparis pygmaea
Hesperocyparis pygmaea
Hesperocyparis pygmaea

Adelinia grandis
Andersonglossum occidentale

Ehrendorferia chrysantha

Prosartes hookeri

Dipterostemon capitatus ssp. capitatus

Primula clevelandii ssp. patula
Primula hendersonii
Primula jeffreyi
Primula redolens

Hymenoxys hoopesii

Emmenanthe penduliflora

Chamerion angustifolium
Chamerion angustifolium ssp. circumvagum

Chamerion latifolium

Croton setigerus

Erysimum capitatum

Doellingeria breweri

Gunnera tinctoria

Centromadia fitchii

Hesperochiron nanus

Moraea elegans

Hydrophyllum alpestre

Ambrosia salsola

Hypericum scouleri

Cleomella arborea var. globosa

Enemion occidentale

Aloe plicatilis

Ranunculus hystriculus

Linanthus pungens

Leptosiphon bicolor
Leptosiphon nuttallii ssp. pubescens

Acmispon argophyllus var. fremontii
Hosackia crassifolia var. crassifolia
Acmispon brachycarpus
Acmispon parviflorus
Acmispon decumbens var. decumbens
Hosackia oblongifolia var. oblongifolia
Acmispon glaber var. glaber
Acmispon strigosus

Lysichiton americanus

Dieteria canescens var. canescens

Hemizonella minima

Magnolia laevifolia

Erythranthe acutidens
Diplacus grandiflorus 
Diplacus parviflorus 
Diplacus longiflorus 
Diplacus aurantiacus 
Erythranthe bicolor
Diplacus bolanderi 
Erythranthe breweri 
Erythranthe cardinalis 
Diplacus congdonii 
Diplacus douglasii 
Erythranthe floribunda
Erythranthe guttata
Diplacus kelloggii
Erythranthe laciniata 
Erythranthe lewisii 
Erythranthe montioides 
Erythranthe moschata
Diplacus mephiticus 
Diplacus nanus 
Diplacus pictus 
Erythranthe primuloides
Erythranthe tilingii 
Diplacus torreyi 
Diplacus bicolor

Sabulina californica
Sabulina douglasii
Sabulina nuttallii var. gracilis

Pectiantia breweri

Monardella odoratissima ssp. glauca

Opuntia polycantha var. erinacea

Aphyllon californica ssp. feudgei
Aphyllon fasciculatum
Aphyllon purpureum

Sedella pumila
Sedella pumila

Phoradendron serotinum ssp. macrophyllum

Plectritis congesta ssp. brachystemon

Bistorta bistortoides
Aconogonon davisiae
Aconogonon phytolaccifolim

Rhinotropus cornuta var. cornuta

Dasiphora fruticosa
Drymocalis glandulosa var. glandulosa
Drymocalis lactea var. lactea
Comarum palustre

Primula fragrans

Torreyostellaria jamesiana

Frangula californica ssp. tomentella
Frangula rubra ssp. obtusissima

Salix petrophila

Sambucus mexicana

Poteridium annum

Micranthes bryophora
Micranthes californica
Micranthes oregana

Silene laciniata ssp. californica

Maianthemum racemosum
Maianthemum stellatum

Angelica capitellata

Spiraea splendens

Styrax redivivus

Frasera speciosa

Triantha occidentalis ssp. occidentalis

Lysimachia ​latifolia

Hesperoyucca whipplei

Toxicoscordion venenosum var. venenosum
Toxicoscordion fremontii


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