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 | Cerastium diffusum |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Caryophyllaceae |
| Family common name(s) | pink; pinks; chickweed |
| Genus common name(s) | cerastium; mouse-eared chickweed; mouse eared chickweed; mouse-ear chickweed; mouse ear chickweed; mouse-ear-chickweed; mouseear chickweed; mouseear-chickweed |
| Species common name(s) | dark-green mouse-eared chickweed; dark green mouse-eared chickweed; dark green mouse-ear chickweed; dark green mouse-ear chickweed; dark green mouse ear chickweed; dark-green mouse-ear; sea mouse-eared chickweed; sea mouse-ear chickweed; sea mouse-ear; sea mouse ear chickweed; sea mouse ear; spreading mouse-ear chickweed; four-stamen chickweed; fourstamen chickweed |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | small mouse-eared chickweed is applied to multiple Cerastium taxa; chickweed, chick-weed, chick weed, mouse-ears, mouse ears, oreja de raton are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| | | | | Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Cerastium tetrandrum Curtis |
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