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 egena |
| 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) | Kaweah River phacelia; Kaweah River scorpion-weed; Kaweah River scorpionweed; Kaweah River scorpion weed; Kaweah scorpion-weed; short phacelia |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | California phacelia is more commonly applied to Phacelia californica; mountain phacelia, rock phacelia, rock scorpion-weed, rock scorpionweed, Brand's phacelia, Brand phacelia are applied to multiple Phacelia taxa; caterpillar-weed, caterpillar weed, caterpillarweed, scorpion-weed, scorpionweed, scorpion weed are applied to multiple Boraginaceae taxa |
| | | | | Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Hydrophyllaceae |
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