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 | Sagina apetala |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Caryophyllaceae |
| Family common name(s) | pink; pinks; chickweed |
| Genus common name(s) | sagina; pearlwort; pearl-wort; pearl wort |
| Species common name(s) | apetalous pearlwort; apetalous pearl-wort; apetalous pearl wort; petalless pearlwort; dwarf pearlwort; sticky pearlwort; sticky pearl-wort; sticky pearl wort; fringed pearlwort; ciliate pearlwort; annual small-flowered pearlwort; annual small-flowered pearl-wort; annual small-flowered pearl wort; common annual pearlwort |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | common pearlwort, common pearl-wort, common pearl wort, annual pearlwort, annual pearl-wort, annual pearl wort, dwarf pearl-wort; dwarf pear wort; small-flower pearlwort, small-flowered pearlwort are applied to multiple Sagina taxa; pearl-plant, pearlplant, pearl plant, pearlweed, pearl-weed, Irish-moss, Irish moss are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| | | | | Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | var. barbata Fenzl ex Ledeb. |
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