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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).





TaxonCollomia tracyi
groupEudicots
FamilyPolemoniaceae
Family common name(s)polemonium; polemone; polemon; phlox; gilia
Genus common name(s)collomia; mountain-trumpets; mountain trumpets
Species common name(s)Tracy's collomia; Tracy's mountain-trumpet; Tracy's mountain trumpet; Tracy's mountaintrumpet; Tracy collomia; Tracy mountain-trumpet; Tracy mountain trumpet; Tracy mountaintrumpet
 
 
Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxamountain-trumpet, mountain trumpet mountaintrumpet, trumpet, horse weed, horse-weed, horseweed are applied to taxa in multiple families
 
NotesTracy is a proper name, so upper case preferable; Tracys is an error
 
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