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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 collinus var. californicus
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)Cooper's allocarya; Cooper's popcorn-flower; Cooper's popcornflower; Cooper's popcornflower; Cooper allocarya; Cooper popcorn-flower; Cooper popcorn flower; Cooper popcornflower
 
 
Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxacommon names based on Allocarya cooperi are most appropriately applied to Plagiobothrys collinus var. californicus; California popcornflower, California popcorn-flower, California popcorn flower, California allocarya are applied to multiple Plagiobothrys taxa; popcorn-flower, popcorn flower, popcornflower are applied to multiple Boraginaceae taxa
 
NotesCooper is a proper name, so upper case preferable; Coopers is an error
Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etcAllocarya cooperi (A. Gray) Greene
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