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 | Hydrophyllum occidentale |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Boraginaceae |
| Family common name(s) | borage; boragewort; borageworts; forget-me-not; fiddleneck; waterleaf; water-leaf; water leaf; baby-eyes |
| Genus common name(s) | hydrophyllum |
| Species common name(s) | western waterleaf; western water-leaf; western water leaf; California waterleaf; California water-leaf; California water leaf |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | wild heliotrope, wild-heliotrope are applied to multiple Boraginaceae taxa; waterleaf, water-leaf, water leaf area applied to taxa in multiple families |
| Common name(s), rejected | not recommended (possibly pejorative or derogatory): squaw lettuce, squaw-lettuce, squawlettuce |
| | | Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Hydrophyllaceae |
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