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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).




TaxonLinum lewisii
groupEudicots
FamilyLinaceae
Family common name(s)flax; flaxwort; flaxworts
Genus common name(s)flax; true flax
Species common name(s)Lewis's flax; Lewis's blue flax; Lewis's western flax; Lewis's prairie flax; Lewis's wild flax; blue Lewis's flax; Lewis' flax; Lewis' blue flax; Lewis' western flax; Lewis' prairie flax; Lewis' wild flax; blue Lewis' flax; Lewis flax; Lewis blue flax; Lewis western flax; Lewis prairie flax; Lewis wild flax; blue Lewis flax; western blue flax; prairie blue flax; blue prairie flax
 
Common name(s) specific to synonym; taxon noted in bracketsalpine Lewis's flax [var. alpicola]; alpine Lewis' flax [var. alpicola]; alpine Lewis flax [var. alpicola]; alpine blue flax [var. alpicola]
Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxaalpine flax, prairie flax, blue flax, wild blue flax, perennial blue flax are applied to multiple Linum taxa; wild flax is applied to taxa in multiple families
 
NotesLewis is a proper name, so upper case preferable; Lewi's is an error
Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etcvar. alpicola Jeps.; var. lewisii; Linum perenne L. subsp. lewisii (Pursh) Hultén
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