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 | Veronica persica |
group | Eudicots |
Family | Plantaginaceae |
Family common name(s) | plantain; plantains |
Genus common name(s) | veronica; speedwell; brooklime; brook-lime; brook lime |
Species common name(s) | Persian veronica; Persian speedwell; Perscians speedwell; Perscians' speedwell; scrambling speedwell; winter speedwell; common field speedwell; common field-speedwell; common-field-speedwell; large field speedwell |
| Common name(s) specific to synonym; taxon noted in brackets | Buxbaum's speedwell [Veronica buxbaumii] |
Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | bird's eye veronica, bird-eye speedwell, birdeye speedwell, bird's-eye speedwell, bird's eye speedwell, birdseye-speedwell, birdseye speedwell, creeping speedwell, field speedwell are applied to multiple Veronica taxa; bird's-eye, canchalagua, cancha lagua, chanchalagua are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| Notes | Persian, Buxbaum are proper names, so upper case preferable; Buxbaums is an error |
Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Scrophulariaceae s.l. |
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