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 | Keckiella ternata var. ternata |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Plantaginaceae |
| Family common name(s) | plantain; plantains |
| Genus common name(s) | keckiella; bush-beardtongue; bush beardtongue; bush beard-tongue; bush beard-tongue; bush beard tongue |
| Species common name(s) | blue-stemmed keckiella; blue stemmed keckiella; blue-stemmed bush-penstemon; blue-stemmed bush penstemon; blue stemmed bush penstemon; blue-stemmed penstemon; blue stemmed penstemon; blue-stem bush-beardtongue; bluestem bush penstemon; blue-stem beardtongue; blue stem beardtongue; summer bush-penstemon; summer bush penstemon; summer penstemon; scarlet keckiella; whorled scarlet penstemon; whorled-leaf penstemon; whorledleaf penstemon; whorl-leaved penstemon; whorl-leaf penstemon |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | shrubby penstemon, bush penstemon, bush-penstemon, yellow penstemon, climbing penstemon, bush-snapdragon, bush snapdragon are applied to multiple Plantaginaceae taxa |
| | | | | Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Scrophulariaceae s.l.; Penstemon ternatus Torr. ex A. Gray |
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