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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).




TaxonNama californica
groupEudicots
FamilyBoraginaceae
Family common name(s)borage; boragewort; borageworts; forget-me-not; fiddleneck; waterleaf; water-leaf; water leaf; baby-eyes
Genus common name(s)nama; purple-mat; purple mat; purplemat; fiddle-leaf; fiddle leaf; fiddleleaf
Species common name(s)California nama; California fiddleleaf; Lemmon's California waterleaf; Lemmon California waterleaf; California lemmonia; lemmonia
 
 
Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxaCalifornia waterleaf is more commonly applied to Hydrophyllum occidenta; waterleaf, water-leaf, water leaf area applied to taxa in multiple families
 
 
Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etcHydrophyllaceae; Lemmonia californica A. Gray
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