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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).





TaxonBuddleja utahensis
groupEudicots
FamilyScrophulariaceae
Family common name(s)scroph; figwort; figworts; fig-wort; fig wort
Genus common name(s)buddleja; buddleia
Species common name(s)Utah buddleja; Utah buddleia; Utah butterfly-bush; Utah butterflybush; Utah butterfly bush; Utah summer lilac; Utah summer lilac; Panamint butterfly-bush; Panamint butterflybush; Panamint butterfly bush; Panamint summer-lilac; Panamint summer lilac
 
 
Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxasummer-lilac, summer lilac are applied to multiple Buddleja taxa; butterfly-bush, butterfly bush, butterflybush are applied to taxa in multiple families
 
NotesUtah, Panamint are proper names, so upper case preferable
Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etcBuddlejaceae
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