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 procerus var. formosus |
| 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) | pincushion penstemon; pin-cushion penstemon; pin cushion penstemon; pincushion beardtongue; pincushion beard-tongue; little-flowered penstemon; little flowered penstemon; little-flowered beardtongue; little-flower penstemon; little flower penstemon; littleflower penstemon; little-flower beardtongue; littleflower beardtongue; small-flowered penstemon; small flowered penstemon; small-flowered beardtongue; small flowered beardtongue; short-flowered penstemon; short flowered penstemon; little-leaf penstemon; littleleaf penstemon; clustered penstemon; slender blue penstemon; slender blue beardtongue; slender blue beard-tongue; slender blue beard tongue |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | blue penstemon, blue beardtongue, blue beard-tongue, blue beard tongue, whorled penstemon, small-flower penstemon, small flower penstemon, smallflower penstemon, small-flower beardtongue, small flower beardtongue, smallflower beardtongue, small penstemon, alpine penstemon, meadow penstemon, slender beardtongue, slender beard-tongue, slender beard's tongue are applied to multiple Penstemon taxa |
| | | | | Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Scrophulariaceae s.l. |
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