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 | Frankenia salina |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Frankeniaceae |
| Family common name(s) | frankenia; sea-heath; sea heath; seaheath |
| Genus common name(s) | frankenia; sea-heath; sea heath; seaheath; yerba reuma |
| Species common name(s) | alkali frankenia; alkali sea-heath; alkali sea heath; alkali seaheath; alkali yerba reuma |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | alkali heath, alkali-heath, alkalai heath are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| | | | | Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Frankenia grandifolia Cham. & Schltdl., including var. campestris A. Gray |
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