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 | Plagiobothrys hispidulus |
| 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) | plagiobothrys |
| Species common name(s) | harsh allocarya; harsh popcorn-flower; harsh popcorn flower; harsh popcornflower; hispid popcorn-flower; hispid popcornflower; sleeping popcorn-flower; sleeping popcornflower; mountain allocarya |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | hairy popcorn-flower, hairy popcorn flower, hairy popcornflower are applied to multiple Plagiobothrys taxa; meadow popcorn-flower, meadow popcornflower, meadow popcorn flower are applied to Plagiobothrys scouleri s.l.; popcorn-flower, popcorn flower, popcornflower, cushion cat's-eye, cushion cat's eye, cushion catseye are applied to multiple Boraginaceae taxa |
| | | | | Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Allocarya hispidula Greene |
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