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 | Silene hookeri |
group | Eudicots |
Family | Caryophyllaceae |
Family common name(s) | pink; pinks; chickweed |
Genus common name(s) | silene |
Species common name(s) | Hooker's silene; Hooker's catchfly; Hooker's campion; Hooker's pink; Hooker silene; Hooker catchfly; Hooker campion; Hooker pink; Oregon pink; string flower |
| Common name(s) specific to synonym; taxon noted in brackets | Hooker's glandular campion [subsp. pulverulenta] |
Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | campion, wild pink, catchfly, catch-fly, catch fly are applied to multiple Caryophyllaceae taxa; pink, fringed pink, Cupids-daisy, limewort are applied taxa in multiple families |
Common name(s), rejected | not recommended: Hooker's Indian pink, Oregon Indian pink |
Notes | Hooker, Oregon are proper names, so upper case preferable; Hookers is an error |
Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | subsp. pulverulenta (M. Peck) C.L. Hitchc. & Maguire |
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