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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).
| Taxon | Gilia capitata subsp. staminea |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Polemoniaceae |
| Family common name(s) | polemonium; polemone; polemon; phlox; gilia |
| Genus common name(s) | gilia |
| Species common name(s) | capitate gilia; ball gilia; blue-headed gilia; blue-headed gily-flower; blue-headed gily flower; blue-head gilia; blue head gilia; bluehead gilia; blue-head gily-flower; blue-field gilia; blue field-gilia; bluefield gilia; range gilia; ornamental gilia; blue thimble flower; Queen Anne's thimbles; Queen Anne's thimble |
| Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | globe gilia, blue field gilia, blue gilia are applied to multiple Gilia taxa; ball-headed gilia, ball headed gilia, ball-head gilia, ball head gilia, ballhead gilia, round-headed gilia, round-head gilia, headed gilia are applied to multiple Polemoniaceae taxa; thimble-flower, thimble flower, thimbleflower, gilliflower, gilli-flower, gillyflower, gilly-flower, gilly flower are applied to taxa in multiple families |
