| Taxon | Cryptantha racemosa |
| 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) | shrubby cryptantha; bushy cryptantha; bushy cat's-eye; bushy cat's eye; bushy catseye; brushy cryptantha; woody cryptantha; woody forget-me-not; Baja cryptantha; Baja cryptanth; forget-me-not cryptantha |
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| Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | popcorn-flower, popcorn flower, popcornflower, 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 |
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| Notes | Baja is a proper name, so upper case preferable |
| Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Johnstonella racemosa (S. Watson ex A. Gray) Brand |
