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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).
| Taxon | Phlox diffusa |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Polemoniaceae |
| Family common name(s) | polemonium; polemone; polemon; phlox; gilia |
| Genus common name(s) | phlox |
| Species common name(s) | diffuse phlox; loosely spreading phlox; mat phlox; western moss-phlox |
| Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | spreading phlox, moss phlox, moss-phlox, moss pink are applied to multiple Phlox taxa; diffuse phlox is applied to multiple Polemoniaceae; 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 |
