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 | Ipomopsis congesta subsp. montana |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Polemoniaceae |
| Family common name(s) | polemonium; polemone; polemon; phlox; gilia |
| Genus common name(s) | ipomopsis; skyrocket gilia; sky-rocket gilia; sky rocket gilia; trumpet gilia; fairy trumpet |
| Species common name(s) | ball-headed ipomopsis; ball headed ipomopsis; ball-head ipomopsis; ballhead ipomopsis; ball-head skyrocket; ball head skyrocket; ballhead skyrocket; ball-head standing-cypress; candy-tuft gilia; candy tuft gilia; candytuft gilia |
| | | Common name(s) specific to synonym; taxon noted in brackets | palm-leaved ipomopsis [subsp. palmifrons]; palm-leaved ipomopsis [subsp. palmifrons] |
| Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | ball-headed gilia, ball headed gilia, ball-head gilia, ball head gilia, ballhead gilia, round-headed gilia, round-head gilia, headed gilia, many-flowered gilia, many flowered gilia, manyflowered gilia are applied to multiple Polemoniaceae taxa; skyrocket, sky-rocket, sky rocket, standing-cypress, standing cypress, ball-head, ballhead are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| | | | | Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | subsp. palmifrons (Brand) A.G. Day |
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