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 | Linnaea borealis var. longiflora |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Linnaeaceae |
| Family common name(s) | linnaea; twin flower; twin-flower |
| Genus common name(s) | linnaea |
| Species common name(s) | Linnaeus's twin-flower; Linnaeus's twin-flower; Linnaeus's twinflower; Linnaeus' twin-flower; Linnaeus' twin-flower; Linnaeus' twinflower; Linnaeus twin-flower; Linnaeus twin-flower; Linnaeus twinflower; boreal twin-flower; boreal twinf lower; boreal twinflower; northern twin-flower; northern twin flower; northern twinflower; linnaea flower; deer vine; deer-vine; grand vine |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | twin flower, twin-flower, twinflower, twin sisters, twin-sisters, twinsisters, two-eyed berry, ground vine, ground-vine, ground ivy, ground-ivy, groundivy, trumpet-flower, trumpet flower are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| | | | | Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Caprifoliaceae; subsp. americana (Forbes) Hultén ex R.T. Clausen |
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