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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).





TaxonTripterocalyx micranthus
groupEudicots
FamilyNyctaginaceae
Family common name(s)four-o'clock; four o'clock; four-o-clock; four o'clocks; 4-o'clock; 4 o'clock
Genus common name(s)tripterocalyx
Species common name(s)small-flowered sand-verbena; small-flowered sand verbena; small-flowered sandpuffs; small-flower sand-verbena; small-flower sand verbena; small flower sand verbena; smallflower sand-verbena; smallflower sand verbena; smallflower sandverbena; small-flower sandpuffs
 
 
Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxapink abronia, little sand-verbena, little sand verbena, sand-verbena, sand verbena, sandverbena, sand-puffs, sand puffs, sandpuffs are applied to multiple Nyctaginaceae taxa
 
 
Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etcAbronia micrantha Torr.; Abronia cycloptera A. Gray
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