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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).





TaxonCallitriche heterophylla var. bolanderi
groupEudicots
FamilyPlantaginaceae
Family common name(s)plantain; plantains
Genus common name(s)water-starwort; water starwort; waterstarwort; water-star-wort; water star-wort
Species common name(s)variable-leaved water-starwort; variable-leaved water starwort; variable leaved water-starwort; variable-leaf water-starwort; variable-leaf water starwort; varied-leaved water-starwort; varied-leaved water starwort; varied leaved water starwort; varied-leaf water-starwort; variedleaf waterstarwort; diverse-leaved water-starwort; diverse-leaved water starwort; diverse leaved water starwort; different-leaved water-starwort; different-leaved water starwort; different leaved water-starwort; different leaved water starwort; different-leaf water-starwort; different-leaf water starwort; variable water-starwort; large water-starwort; large water starwort; larger water-starwort; larger water starwort; larger waterstarwort; greater water-starwort; greater water starwort; two-headed water-starwort; two-headed water starwort; twoheaded water-starwort; twoheaded waterstarwort; two-head water-starwort; two-edged water-starwort; two-edged water starwort; two edged water-starwort; two edged water starwort; two-edged waterstarwort; fan-leaf water-starwort; fanleaf water-starwort
 
 
Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxawater-star, water star, star-grass, star grass, stargrass, water-chickweed, water chickweed are applied to taxa in multiple families
 
NotesBolander is a proper name, so upper case preferable; Bolanders is an error
Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etcCallitrichaceae; subsp. bolanderi (Hegelm.) Calder & Roy L. Taylor; Callitriche bolanderi Hegelm.
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