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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).




TaxonPhlox douglasii
groupEudicots
FamilyPolemoniaceae
Family common name(s)polemonium; polemone; polemon; phlox; gilia
Genus common name(s)phlox
Species common name(s)Douglas's phlox Douglas' phlox; Douglas phlox
 
Common name(s) specific to synonym; taxon noted in bracketsrigid Douglas's phlox [Phlox douglasii subsp. rigida]; rigid Douglas' phlox [Phlox douglasii subsp. rigida]; stiff Douglas's phlox [Phlox douglasii subsp. rigida]; stiff Douglas' phlox [Phlox douglasii subsp. rigida]; stiff phlox [Phlox rigida]
Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxacarpet phlox, cushion phlox, alpine phlox are applied to multiple Phlox taxa; sweet William, sweet-William, sweetwilliam, wild sweet William, wild sweet-William, wild sweetwilliam are applied to taxa in multiple families; pinks is more commonly applied to Dianthus
 
 
Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etcsubsp. rigida (Benth.) Wherry
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