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 | Phacelia affinis |
group | Eudicots |
Family | Boraginaceae |
Family common name(s) | borage; boragewort; borageworts; forget-me-not; fiddleneck; waterleaf; water-leaf; water leaf; baby-eyes |
Genus common name(s) | phacelia |
Species common name(s) | purple-bell phacelia; purple bell phacelia; purplebell phacelia; purple-bell scorpion-weed; purple-bell scorpionweed; purplebell scorpionweed; purple-bell caterpillar-weed; purple bell caterpillar weed; limestone scorpion-weed; limestone scorpionweed; limestone scorpion weed; ally phacelia |
| | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | limestone phacelia is applied to multiple Phacelia taxa; caterpillar-weed, caterpillar weed, caterpillarweed, scorpion-weed, scorpionweed, scorpion weed are applied to multiple Boraginaceae taxa; purple-bells, purple bells are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| | Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Hydrophyllaceae; var. patens J.T. Howell |
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