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 | Hesperolinon micranthum |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Linaceae |
| Family common name(s) | flax; flaxwort; flaxworts |
| Genus common name(s) | western-flax; dwarf-flax; dwarf flax; dwarfflax |
| Species common name(s) | small-flowered western-flax; small-flowered western flax; small-flowered dwarf-flax; small-flowered dwarf flax; small flowered dwarf flax; small-flower western-flax; small-flower western flax; small flower western flax; smallflower western-flax; smallflower western flax; small-flower dwarf-flax; small-flower dwarf flax; small flower dwarf flax; smallflower dwarf-flax; small-flower dwarfflax; smallflower dwarfflax; small dwarf flax; little white flax; common dwarf flax; threadstem flax; chaparral flax |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | small-flowered flax, small-flower flax, smallflower flax, western flax is applied to multiple Linaceae taxa |
| | | | | Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Linum micranthum A. Gray |
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