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 | Nuttallanthus texanus |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Plantaginaceae |
| Family common name(s) | plantain; plantains |
| Genus common name(s) | nuttallanthus; blue toad-flax; blue toad flax; blue toadflax |
| Species common name(s) | larger blue toad-flax; larger blue toad flax; larger blue toadflax; large blue toad-flax; large blue toad flax; large blue toadflax; Texas blue toad-flax; Texas blue toa-flax; Texas toad-flax; Texas toad flax; Texas toadflax; rough-seeded blue toad-flax; rough-seeded blue toad flax; rough seeded blue toadflax |
| | | Common name(s) specific to synonym; taxon noted in brackets | Nuttallanthus canadensis (L.) D. A. Sutton: Canada linaria; Canada toadflax; Canada toad-flax; Canadian toadflax; Canadian toad-flax; Canadian toad flax; Canada blue toadflax; old-field toadflax; old-field-toadflax; old field toadflax; old-field toad-flax; old-field toad flax; old field toad flax; oldfield toadflax; oldfield-toadflax; oldfield toad-flax; oldfield toad flax; flax snapdragon; flax snap-dragon; flax snap dragon; blue toadflax; blue toad-flax; blue toad flax; smaller blue toadflax; smaller blue toad-flax; wild toadflax; wild toad-flax; wild toad flax |
| Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | toadflax, toad-flax, toad flax, annual toadflax, common toadflax, common toad-flax, common toad flax, field toadflax, field toad-flax, field toad flax are applied to multiple Linaria taxa; butter-and-eggs, butter and eggs, butter 'n' eggs, butter & eggs, butter&eggs are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| | | Notes | Canadian, Canada, Texas are proper names, so upper case preferable |
| Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Scrophulariaceae s.l.; Linaria canadensis (L.) Chaz., in part, misapplied; Linaria texana Scheele; Linaria canadensis (L.) Chaz. var. texana (Scheele) Pennell |
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