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 | Leptosiphon aureus subsp. aureus |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Polemoniaceae |
| Family common name(s) | polemonium; polemone; polemon; phlox; gilia |
| Genus common name(s) | leptosiphon |
| Species common name(s) | golden leptosiphon; golden linanthus; golden desert-trumpets; golden desert trumpets; golden deserttrumpets; golden gilia |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | yellow linanthus is applied to multiple Leptosiphon and Linanthus taxa; dainty gilia is more commonly applied to Aliciella (Gilia) micromeria; desert-gold, desert gold, desertgold, desert trumpet, desert-trumpet, desert trumpets, desert-trumpets, deserttrumpets are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| | | | | Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Linanthus aureus (Nutt.) Greene subsp. aureus |
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