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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 | Gilia clivorum |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Polemoniaceae |
| Family common name(s) | polemonium; polemone; polemon; phlox; gilia |
| Genus common name(s) | gilia |
| Species common name(s) | purple-spotted gilia; purple-spot gilia; purplespot gilia; purple-spot gily-flower; purple spot gily flower; slope gilia; hillside gilia; hill gilia |
| Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | grassland gilia, many-stemmed gilia, island gilia are applied to multiple Gilia taxa; small-flowered gilia is applied to multiple Polemoniaceae taxa; bird's eye gilia, bird's eyes are more commonly applied to Gilia tricolor; gilliflower, gilli-flower, gillyflower, gilly-flower, gilly flower are applied to taxa in multiple families |
