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 (paintere@west.net).
| Taxon | Nama densa var. densa |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Boraginaceae |
| Family common name(s) | borage; boragewort; borageworts; forget-me-not; fiddleneck; waterleaf; water-leaf; water leaf; baby-eyes |
| Genus common name(s) | nama; purple-mat; purple mat; purplemat; fiddle-leaf; fiddle leaf; fiddleleaf |
| Species common name(s) | compact nama; compact fiddleleaf; dense purple-mat; dense purple mat; dense purplemat; matted nama; matted purple-mat; matted purple mat; leafy fiddleleaf |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | leafy nama, mat nama, matted fiddleleaf are applied to multiple Nama taxa; compact fiddle-leaf, compact fiddle leaf are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| | | | | Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Hydrophyllaceae |
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