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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).





TaxonCollinsia sparsiflora var. collina
groupEudicots
FamilyPlantaginaceae
Family common name(s)plantain; plantains
Genus common name(s)collinsia; blue-eyed-Mary; blue-eyed Mary; blue eyed Mary; blueeyed Mary; blue-eye-Mary; blue-eye Mary; Mary blue-lips; blue-lips; blue lips; bluelips; Chinese-houses; Chinese houses; Chinesehouses
Species common name(s)sparse-flowered collinsia; sparse flowered collinsia; few-flowered collinsia; few flowered collinsia; fewflowered collinsia; few-flowered blue-eyed-Mary; few-flowered blue-eyed Mary; few flowered blue eyed Mary; few-flower blue-eyed-Mary; few-flower blue-eyed Mary; fewflower blue-eyed-Mary; fewflower blue-eyed Mary; spinster's blue-eyed-Mary; spinster's blue-eyed Mary; spinster's blue eyed Mary; spinsters blue-eyed-Mary; spinsters blue-eyed Mary; spinsters blue eyed Mary
 
 
Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxasmall-flowered collinsia is more commonly applied to Collinsia parviflora; small collinsia is applied to multiple Collinsia taxa; innocence is applied to taxa in multiple families
 
NotesBruce is a proper name, so upper case preferable; Bruces is an error
Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etcScrophulariaceae s.l.
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