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 roosiorum |
| 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) | bristlecone cryptantha; bristle-cone cryptantha; bristlecone cat's-eye; bristlecone cat's eye; bristle-cone cat's-eye; bristlecone catseye; Rooses' forget-me-not; Rooses forget-me-not |
| | | | | 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 |
| | | Notes | named for multiple persons, so Rooses is preferable; Roos is a proper name, so upper case preferable; Roo's, Roos's, Roos' are errors |
| Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Oreocarya roosiorum (Munz) R.B. Kelley, Hasenstab, & M.G. Simpson, |
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