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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).





TaxonMentzelia congesta
groupEudicots
FamilyLoasaceae
Family common name(s)loasa; loasad; loasads; stickleaf; stick-leaf; blazing star
Genus common name(s)mentzelia; stick-leaf; stick leaf; stickleaf
Species common name(s)congested blazing-star; congested stickleaf; clustered blazing-star; clustered blazing star; united blazing-star; united blazing star; united blazingstar; ventana blazing-star; ventana blazing star; ventana stick-leaf; ventana stickleaf; Ventana blazing-star; Ventana blazing star; Ventana stick-leaf; Ventana stickleaf
 
 
Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxaventana blazingstar, Ventana blazingstar, whitebract mentzelia are applied to multiple Mentzelia taxa; blazing star, blazingstar, blazing-star, sand-lily, sand lily, prairie-lily, prairie lily are applied to taxa in multiple families
 
 
Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etcvar. davidsoniana (Abrams) J.F. Macbr.
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