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 | Penstemon heterophyllus var. australis |
group | Eudicots |
Family | Plantaginaceae |
Family common name(s) | plantain; plantains |
Genus common name(s) | penstemon; beardtongue; beard-tongue; beard tongue; bearded-tongue; bearded tongue; beardstongue; beards-tongue; beards tongue; beard's-tongue; beard's tongue |
Species common name(s) | foothill penstemon; foothill beardtongue; foothill beard-tongue; foothill beard tongue; foot-hill beardtongue; chaparral penstemon; variable-leaf penstemon; variable leaf penstemon; bunch-leaf penstemon; bunchleaf penstemon; bunch-leaf beardtongue; bunchleaf beardtongue |
| | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | Sierran beardtongue is more commonly applied to Penstemon heterodoxus; blue penstemon, blue beardtongue, blue beard-tongue, shrubby beardtongue, shrubby beard-tongue, shrubby beard tongue, mountain penstemon, violet beard-tongue, violet beard tongue are applied to multiple Penstemon taxa |
| | Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Scrophulariaceae s.l. |
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