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 | Penstemon pseudospectabilis |
group | Eudicots |
Family | Plantaginaceae |
Family common name(s) | plantain; plantains |
Genus common name(s) | penstemon; beardtongue; beard-tongue; beard tongue; bearded-tongue; bearded tongue; beardstongue; beards-tongue; beards tongue; beard's-tongue; beard's tongue |
Species common name(s) | psuedo showy penstemon; false showy penstemon; false spectacular penstemon; pink showy penstemon; pink desert penstemon; rosy desert beardtongue; rosy desert-beardtongue; canyon penstemon; Arizona bugler; Tucson penstemon |
| | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | Mojave beardtongue, Mojave beard-tongue, Mojave beard tongue, Mohave beardtongue, Mohave beard-tongue, Mohave beard tongue, Mohave beard's tongue, desert penstemon, desert beardtongue, high-desert penstemon, high desert penstemon, canyon beardtongue, Arizona penstemon are applied to multiple Penstemon taxa; rosy desert beardtongue, rosy desert-beardtongue are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| | Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Scrophulariaceae s.l.; subsp. pseudospectabilis |
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