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 | Aliciella leptomeria |
group | Eudicots |
Family | Polemoniaceae |
Family common name(s) | polemonium; polemone; polemon; phlox; gilia |
Genus common name(s) | aliciella; Alice-flower; Alice flower |
Species common name(s) | sand aliciella; thin-parts aliciella; slender-divisioned aliciella; tooth-leaved gilia; tooth leaved gilia |
| | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | sand gilia, sand gily-flower, Great Basin gilia, lobeleaf gilia, common gilia, slender gilia are applied to multiple Polemoniaceae taxa; gilliflower, gilli-flower, gillyflower, gilly-flower, gilly flower are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| Notes | Alice is a proper name, so upper case preferable |
Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Gilia leptomeria A. Gray |
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