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 | Keckiella breviflora var. glabrisepala |
group | Eudicots |
Family | Plantaginaceae |
Family common name(s) | plantain; plantains |
Genus common name(s) | keckiella; bush-beardtongue; bush beardtongue; bush beard-tongue; bush beard-tongue; bush beard tongue |
Species common name(s) | gaping keckiella; gaping penstemon; gaping pale penstemon; gaping bush-penstemon; gaping bush penstemon; gaping bush-beardtongue; gaping bush beardtongue; gaping beardtongue; yawning penstemon; stubflower penstemon |
| | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | shrubby penstemon, bush penstemon, bush-penstemon, yellow penstemon, climbing penstemon, bush-snapdragon, bush snapdragon are applied to multiple Plantaginaceae taxa |
| | Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Scrophulariaceae s.l.; subsp. glabrisepala (D.D. Keck) Straw |
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