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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).





TaxonTrientalis europaea
groupEudicots
FamilyMyrsinaceae
Family common name(s)myrsine
Genus common name(s)trientalis
Species common name(s)chickweed-wintergreen; chickweed wintergreen; chick-weed wintergreen; chick weed wintergreen; chickweed winter-green; chickweed winter green; chick-weed winter-green; chick-weed winter green; European starflower; leafy starflower
 
Common name(s) specific to synonym; taxon noted in bracketsarctic starflower [Trientalis arctica]; arctic star-flower [Trientalis arctica]; arctic star flower [Trientalis arctica]; arctic starwort [Trientalis arctica]
Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxanorthern starflower is applied to multiple Trientalis taxa; starflower, star-flower, star flower, starwort, star-wort, star wort are applied to taxa in multiple families
 
NotesEuropean is a proper name, so upper case preferable
Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etcPrimulaceae; Lysimachia europaea (L.) U. Manns & Anderb.
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