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 confertiflora |
| 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) | golden cryptantha; golden cryptanth; golden forget-me-not; Basin golden cryptantha; basin golden cryptantha; Basin yellow cryptanth; Basin yellow cryptanth; Basin yellow cryptantha; basin yellow cryptantha; Basin yellow cat's-eye; basin yellow cat's-eye; Basin yellow catseye; basin yellow catseye; yellow-flowered cryptantha; yellow-flowered cat's-eye; yellow-flowered cat's eye; roundleaf cryptantha |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | yellow cryptantha, yellow cat's-eye, yellow catseye, Mojave oreocarya are applied to multiple Cryptantha taxa; popcorn-flower, popcorn flower, popcornflower, yellow forget-me-not, yellow forget me not, white forget-me-not, white-forget-me-nots 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 | Oreocarya confertiflora Greene |
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