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 | Galium andrewsii subsp. andrewsii |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Rubiaceae |
| Family common name(s) | madder; coffee |
| Genus common name(s) | galium; gallio; gallion; gaillet; bedstraw; bed-straw; bed straw; cleavers; cleaver; cleaverwort; cleaver-wort; cleaver wort; cleavewort; clivers |
| Species common name(s) | Andrews's bedstraw; Andrews' bedstraw; Andrews bedstraw; phlox-leaved bedstraw; phlox leaved bedstraw; phlox-leafed bedstraw; phlox-leaf bedstraw; phlox-leaf bed-straw; phlox-leaf bed straw; phlox leaf bedstraw; phlox leaf bed straw; phloxleaf bedstraw; needle bedstraw; needle-mat galium; needlemat galium; pine mat galium; pinemat galium; moss bedstraw |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | pine-mat, pine mat, pinemat, beggar's-lice, beggar's lice, beggars lice, beggars-lice, beggar-lice, beggar lice, beggarlice are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| | | Notes | Andrews is a proper name, so upper case preferable; Andrew's, Andrew are errors |
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