Directory       News       Site Map       Home

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).




TaxonChylismia arenaria
groupEudicots
FamilyOnagraceae
Family common name(s)evening primrose; evening-primrose; evening primroses
Genus common name(s)chylismia
Species common name(s)sand camissonia; Fortuna Range suncup; mousetail suncup; mousetail sun-cup; mousetail sun cup; mouse-tail evening-primrose; mouse-tail evening primrose; mouse tail evening primrose; mousetail evening-primrose; mousetail evening primrose
 
 
Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxasand evening-primrose, sand evening primrose are applied to multiple Onagraceae taxa
 
NotesFortuna Range is a proper name, so upper case is preferable
Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etcCamissonia arenaria (A. Nelson) P.H. Raven
  Copyright © 2017 Regents of the University of California — Updated 02 June 2017