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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).




TaxonIpomopsis tenuifolia
groupEudicots
FamilyPolemoniaceae
Family common name(s)polemonium; polemone; polemon; phlox; gilia
Genus common name(s)ipomopsis; skyrocket gilia; sky-rocket gilia; sky rocket gilia; trumpet gilia; fairy trumpet
Species common name(s)slender-leaved ipomopsis; slender leaved ipomopsis; slender-leaf ipomopsis; slenderleaf ipomopsis; slender-leaf skyrocket; slenderleaf skyrocket; narrow-leaved loeselia
 
 
Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxascarlet gilia, scarlet-gilia are applied to multiple Ipomopsis taxa; skyrocket, sky-rocket, sky rocket are applied to taxa in multiple families
 
 
Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etcLoeselia tenuifolia A. Gray; Gilia tenuifolia (A. Gray) A. Gray; Navarretia tenuifolia (A. Gray) Kuntze
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