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 | Plantago arenaria |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Plantaginaceae |
| Family common name(s) | plantain; plantains |
| Genus common name(s) | plantago; rib-grass; rib grass; ribgrass; rib-wort; rib wort; ribwort |
| Species common name(s) | sand plantain; branched plantain; whorled plantain; leafy-stemmed plantain; French psyllium; Spanish psyllium; dark psyllium; brown psyllium; fleawort plantago |
| | | Common name(s) specific to synonym; taxon noted in brackets | Indian plantain [Plantago indica]; flaxseed plantain [Plantago psyllium] |
| Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | Indian plantago, psyllium, psyllium seed, laxative psyllium, black psyllium, psyllion, ispaghul, ispaghula, isabgol, ispaghol, isabgola, fleaseed, flea-seed, flea seed, Eurasian plantain, European plantain are applied to multiple Plantago taxa; plantain, lamb's-tongue, lamb's tongue, flea-wort, fleawort, flea wort are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| Common name(s), rejected | not recommended: Indian-wheat, Indian wheat, Indianwheat |
| | | Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Plantago indica L., nom. superfl.; Plantago psyllium L., nom. ambig. |
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