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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).





TaxonCalystegia sepium subsp. limnophila
groupEudicots
FamilyConvolvulaceae
Family common name(s)morning-glory; morning glory; morningglory; bindweed; bindweeds
Genus common name(s)calystegia; false bindweed; false-bindweed; falsebindweed
Species common name(s)hedge morning-glory; hedge morning glory; hedge morningglory; hedge glory-bind; hedge glory bind; hedge glorybind; hedge false-bindweed; hedge false bindweed; hedge falsebindweed; hedge convolvulus; hedge bearbind; marsh bindweed; large wild morning-glory; large wild morning glory; greater bear-bind; old man's night cap; lady's shimmy; lady's umbrella; Rutland beauty
 
 
Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxagreat bindweed, greater bindweed, large bindweed, hedge bindweed, hedge-bindweed are applied to multiple Calystegia taxa; marsh morning-glory, wild morning-glory, wild morning glory, wild morningglory, common bindweed, hedgebell, bellbine, lady's nightcap, pink-flowered convolvulus, liseron are applied to multiple Convolvulaceae taxa; bear-bind, bearbind, bear-bine, bearbine, woodbine, lady's smock, devil's-gut, devil's gut, devil's-guts, devil's guts, devilgut, devilguts, wild ivy are applied to taxa in multiple families
 
 
 
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