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 | Nicotiana acuminata var. multiflora |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Solanaceae |
| Family common name(s) | nightshade; night-shade; night shade; nightshades; potato |
| Genus common name(s) | tobacco; tobacco plant; flowering tobacco; flowering-tobacco |
| Species common name(s) | acuminate tobacco; sticky tobacco |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | many-flower tobacco, many flower tobacco, manyflower tobacco are most appropriately applied to var. multiflora; wild tobacco is applied to taxa in multiple families |
| Common name(s), rejected | not recommended: Indian tobacco, Indian-tobacco, many-flowered Indian tobacco, sticky Indian tobacco |
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