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 | Loeflingia squarrosa |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Caryophyllaceae |
| Family common name(s) | pink; pinks; chickweed |
| Genus common name(s) | loeflingia |
| Species common name(s) | spreading loeflingia; spreading pygmy-leaf; spreading pygmyleaf; California loeflingia |
| | | Common name(s) specific to synonym; taxon noted in brackets | sage-like loeflingia [var. artemisiarum]; sagebrush loeflingia [var. artemisiarum]; sagebrush pygmyleaf [var. artemisiarum] |
| | | | | | | Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | var. artemisiarum (Barneby & Twisselm.) R. Dorn; var. squarrosa; Loeflingia pusilla Curran |
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