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 | Cryptantha angustifolia |
group | Eudicots |
Family | Boraginaceae |
Family common name(s) | borage; boragewort; borageworts; forget-me-not; fiddleneck; waterleaf; water-leaf; water leaf; baby-eyes |
Genus common name(s) | cryptantha; cryptanth; cryptanthe |
Species common name(s) | narrow-leaved cryptantha; narrow leaved cryptantha; narrow-leaved popcorn-flower; narrow-leaved popcorn flower; narrow-leaved popcornflower; narrow-leaved forget-me-not; narrow leaved forget me not; narrow-leaved nievitas; narrow-leaf cryptantha; narrowleaf cryptantha; narrowleaf cryptanth; narrow-leaf popcorn-flower; narrow-leaf popcorn flower; narrowleaf popcornflower; narrow-leaf forget-me-not; narrow-leaf pick-me-not; narrowleaf pick-me-not; narrow-leaf nievitas; narrowleaf nievitas; bristlelobe cryptantha; creosote-bush cat's-eye |
| | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | Panamint cryptantha, Panamint cat's-eye, Panamint cat's eye, Panamint catseye, desert cryptantha are applied to multiple Cryptantha taxa; popcorn-flower, popcorn flower, popcornflower, white forget-me-not, white-forget-me-nots, wild forget-me-not, nievitas are applied to multiple Boraginaceae taxa; wild forget-me-not is applied to taxa in multiple families |
| | Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Eritrichium angustifolium Torr.; Johnstonella angustifolia (Torr.) Hasenstab & M.G. Simpson |
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