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 | Comastoma tenellum |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Gentianaceae |
| Family common name(s) | gentian; gentianwort; gentianworts |
| Genus common name(s) | comastoma |
| Species common name(s) | delicate gentian; slender gentian; Dane's dwarf-gentian; Dane's dwarf gentian; Dane's dwarfgentian; Danes dwarf gentian; Dane's gentian; Danes' gentian; Danes gentian; Lapland gentian; Samiland gentian |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | little gentian, dwarf-gentian, dwarf gentian, dwarfgentian are applied to multiple Gentianaceae taxa |
| | | Notes | Dane, Danes, Lapland are proper names, so upper case preferable |
| Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | var. tenellum; Gentiana tenella Rottb.; Gentianella tenella (Rottb.) Börner subsp. tenella |
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