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 spectabilis var. spectabilis |
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) | spectacular penstemon; notable penstemon; violet penstemon; Mojave bugler; Mohave bugler |
| | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | showy penstemon, showy beardtongue, royal penstemon, royal beardtongue, royal beard-tongue, royal beard tongue are applied to multiple Penstemon taxa |
| Notes | Mojave, Mohave are proper names, so upper case preferable |
Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Scrophulariaceae s.l. |
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