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 | Downingia pulchella |
group | Eudicots |
Family | Campanulaceae |
Family common name(s) | campanula; bellflower; bell flower; bellwort; bellworts; harebell |
Genus common name(s) | downingia |
Species common name(s) | flat-faced downingia; flat-faced calico-flower; flat-face downingia; flatface downingia; flat-face calicoflower; flat-face calico-flower; flat-face calico flower; flatface calicoflower; valley downingia; valley calicoflower |
| | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | calicoflower, calico-flower, calico flower, California lobelia are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| | Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Bolelia pulchella (Lindl.) Greene; Clintonia pulchella Lindl. |
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