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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 | Galium mollugo |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Rubiaceae |
| Family common name(s) | madder; coffee |
| Genus common name(s) | galium; gallio; gallion; gaillet; bedstraw; bed-straw; bed straw; cleavers; cleaver; cleaverwort; cleaver-wort; cleaver wort; cleavewort; clivers |
| Species common name(s) | great hedge bedstraw; great hedge-bedstraw; carpet bedstraw |
| Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | white bedstraw, smooth bedstraw, common catchweed, wild madder, false baby's-breath, false baby's breath are applied to multiple Galium taxa; hedge bedstraw, hedge-bedstraw are applied to multiple Rubiaceae taxa; Scotch mist; Scotch-mist are more commonly applied to Galium sylvaticum; beggar's-lice, beggar's lice, beggars lice, beggars-lice, beggar-lice, beggar lice, beggarlice, baby's-breath, baby's breath, infant's-breath, infant's breath are applied to taxa in multiple families are applied to taxa in multiple families; babies' breath is more commonly applied to Gypsophila |
