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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).
| Taxon | Anchusa azurea |
| 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) | anchusa; alkanet; true bugloss; blue bugloss |
| Species common name(s) | large blue anchusa; large blue alkanet; large blue bugloss; sky-blue bugloss; Italian anchusa; Italian alkanet; Italian bugloss; Italian borage; garden anchusa |
| Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | wild bugloss, summer forget-me-not are applied to multiple Anchusa taxa; blue alkanet is applied to multiple Boraginaceae taxa; bugloss, buglos, buglosse are applied to taxa in multiple families; |
