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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 | Echium vulgare |
| 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) | echium; viper's-bugloss; viper's bugloss; vipersbugloss; vipers' bugloss; vipers-bugloss; vipers bugloss; viper's buglosse; viper's-buglosse; vipers buglosse; vipers-buglosse |
| Species common name(s) | common echium; common viper's-bugloss; common viper's bugloss; common vipersbugloss; common vipers' bugloss; common vipers-bugloss; common vipers bugloss; common blue viper's-bugloss; common blue viper's bugloss; blue viper's-bugloss; blue viper's bugloss; blue vipers bugloss; blueweed viper's-bugloss; blueweed viper's bugloss; blueweed vipers bugloss; blue-weed viper's-bugloss; blue-weed viper's bugloss |
| Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | tower of jewels, tower-of-jewels are applied to multiple Echium taxa; adder-wort, adderwort, adder's-wort, adder's wort, adderswort are most commonly applied to Bistorta bistortoides; blueweed, blue weed, blue-weed, blue-devil, blue devil, blue thistle, blue-thistle, bluethistle, bugloss, buglos, buglosse, snake-flower, snake flower, snakeflower are applied to taxa in multiple families |
