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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).




TaxonPlagiobothrys chorisianus var. hickmanii
groupEudicots
FamilyBoraginaceae
Family common name(s)borage; boragewort; borageworts; forget-me-not; fiddleneck; waterleaf; water-leaf; water leaf; baby-eyes
Genus common name(s)plagiobothrys
Species common name(s)Choris's popcorn-flower; Choris's popcorn flower; Choris's popcornflower; Choris' popcorn-flower; Choris' popcorn flower; Choris' popcornflower; Choris popcorn-flower; Choris popcorn flower; Choris popcornflower; artist's allocarya; artist's popcorn-flower; artist's popcorn flower; artist's popcornflower
 
 
Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxasmall popcorn flower is applied to multiple Plagiobothrys taxa; popcorn-flower, popcorn flower, popcornflower, white forget-me-nots are applied to multiple Boraginaceae taxa
 
NotesHickman, Choris are proper names, so upper case preferable; Hickmans, Chori's are errors
Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etcAllocarya chorisiana (Cham.) Greene var. hickmanii (Greene) Jeps.
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