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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 torreyi var. diffusus
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)Torrey's popcorn-flower; Torrey's popcorn flower; Torrey's popcornflower; Torrey popcorn-flower; Torrey popcorn flower; Torrey popcornflower; High Sierra popcorn-flower; High Sierra popcorn flower; High Sierra popcornflower; high Sierra popcornflower
 
 
Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxaSan Francisco popcorn-flower, San Francisco popcornflower, diffuse allocarya are more commonly applied to Plagiobothrys diffusus; popcorn-flower, popcorn flower, popcornflower are applied to multiple Boraginaceae taxa
 
NotesTorrey is a proper name, so upper case preferable; Torreys is an error
 
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