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 | Epilobium septentrionale |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Onagraceae |
| Family common name(s) | evening primrose; evening-primrose; evening primroses |
| Genus common name(s) | epilobium; epiloby; spike-primrose; spike primrose; spikeprimrose |
| Species common name(s) | Humboldt County fuchsia; northern California fuchsia |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | northern willow-herb, northern willow herb, northern willowherb, northern-willowherb are applied to multiple Epilobium taxa; California fuchsia, California-fuchsia, Californian fuchsia are more commonly applied to Epilobium canum; cottonweed, cotton-weed, cotton weed, willow-herb, willow herb, willowherb, willow-weed, willow weed, willowweed, fireweed, fire-weed, fire weed are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| | | Notes | Humboldt, California are proper names, so upper case preferable; fushia is an error |
| Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Zauschneria septentrionalis D.D. Keck; Epilobium canum (Greene) P.H. Raven subsp. septentrionale (D.D. Keck) P.H. Raven |
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