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 | Navarretia propinqua |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Polemoniaceae |
| Family common name(s) | polemonium; polemone; polemon; phlox; gilia |
| Genus common name(s) | navarretia |
| Species common name(s) | near navarretia; Great Basin navarretia |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | needle navarretia, white navarretia are applied to multiple Navarretia taxa; needle-leaved navarretia, needle-leaf navarretia, needleleaf navarretia; needle-leaf pincushion-plant are more commonly applied to Navarretia intertexta; woolly gilia is applied to multiple Polemoniaceae taxa; pincushion-plant, pincushion plant, pincushionplant, pincushion are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| | | Notes | Bentham, Great Basin are proper names, so upper case preferable; Benthams, greatbasin are errors |
| Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Navarretia intertexta (Benth.) Hook. subsp. propinqua (Suksd.) A.G. Day |
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