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 | Amsinckia menziesii |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Boraginaceae |
| Family common name(s) | borage; boragewort; borageworts; forget-me-not; fiddleneck; waterleaf; water-leaf; water leaf; baby-eyes |
| Genus common name(s) | amsinckia; amsinck; fiddle-neck; fiddle neck; buckthornweed; buckthorn-weed; buckthorn weed |
| Species common name(s) | Menzies's fiddleneck; Menzies' fiddleneck; Menzies fiddleneck; ranchers' fiddleneck; rancher's fiddleneck; ranchers fiddleneck; rancher's fireweed; rancher's-fireweed; ranchers' fireweed; ranchers fireweed; rancher's fiddleneck; rancher's fireweed; ranchers' fireweed; ranchers fireweed; small-flowered fiddleneck; small flowered fiddleneck; small-flowered fiddle-neck; small-flower fiddleneck; small-flower fiddle-neck; smallflower fiddleneck; small-flowered Menzies's fiddleneck; small-flowered Menzies' fiddleneck; small-flowered Menzies fiddleneck |
| | | Common name(s) specific to synonym; taxon noted in brackets | |
| Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | common fiddleneck, common fiddle-neck, rough fiddleneck, rough fiddle-neck, tarweed fiddleneck, tarweed fiddle-neck, fiddleneck tarweed, fiddleneck tar weed, rigid fiddleneck, rigid fiddle-neck, harvest fiddleneck, harvest fireweed are applied to multiple Amsinckia taxa; fiddleneck, woolly-breeches, woolly breeches, yellow forget-me-not are applied to multiple Boraginaceae taxa; fireweed, fire-weed, fire weed, tarweed, tar-weed, tar weed are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| | | Notes | Menzies is a proper name, so upper case preferable; Menzie's, Menzes's are errors |
| Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | var. menziesii; Amsinckia micrantha Suksd. |
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