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 | Samolus parviflorus |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Theophrastaceae |
| Family common name(s) | theophrasta |
| Genus common name(s) | brookweed; brook-weed; brook weed |
| Species common name(s) | small-flowered brookweed; small flowered brookweed; small-flowered water pimpernel; small-flower water pimpernel; small flower water pimpernel; smallflower water pimpernel; water brookweed; thin-leaf brookweed; thinleaf brookweed; false water pimpernel; false water pimpernell; pineland pimpernel; American water pimpernel |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | seaside brookweed is applied to Samolus valerandi s.l.; water pimpernel, water-pimpernel, green water rose, water rose, water-cabbage, water cabbage are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| | | | | Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Primulaceae; Samolus floribundus Kunth |
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