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 | Stellaria borealis subsp. sitchana |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Caryophyllaceae |
| Family common name(s) | pink; pinks; chickweed |
| Genus common name(s) | stellaria |
| Species common name(s) | boreal stellaria; boreal starwort |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | northern stellaria, northern starwort, northern stitchwort, northern chickweed, thick-leaved starwort, marsh chickweed are applied to multiple Stellaria taxa; stitchwort, starry chickweed, mountain starwort are applied to multiple Caryophyllaceae taxa; chickweed, chick-weed, chick weed, starwort, star-wort, star wort are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| | | Notes | Sitka, Pacific are proper names, so upper case preferable |
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