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 | Eriodictyon trichocalyx var. trichocalyx |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Boraginaceae |
| Family common name(s) | borage; boragewort; borageworts; forget-me-not; fiddleneck; waterleaf; water-leaf; water leaf; baby-eyes |
| Genus common name(s) | eriodictyon; eriodicto; yerba santa; yerba-santa; yerbasanta |
| Species common name(s) | hairy yerba santa; hairy yerba-santa; hairy yerbasanta; smooth-leaved yerba santa; smooth-leaved yerba-santa; smooth-leaf yerba santa; smooth-leaf yerba-santa; smoothleaf yerba santa; shiny-leaved yerba santa; shiny-leaved yerba-santa; shiny-leafed yerba santa; shiny-leafed yerba-santa; shiny-leaf yerba santa; shiny-leaf yerba-santa; shiny leaf yerba santa; yerba Inez; yerba Ynez; yerba inez; yerba ynez |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | woolly yerba santa, woolly yerba-santa, woolly yerbasanta, wooly yerba santa are more commonly applied to Eriodictyon tomentosum; mountainbalm, mountain balm, mountain-balm, balm, palo santo are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| | | | | Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Hydrophyllaceae |
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