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 | Chamerion angustifolium subsp. circumvagum |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Onagraceae |
| Family common name(s) | evening primrose; evening-primrose; evening primroses |
| Genus common name(s) | chamerion |
| Species common name(s) | narrow-leaved fireweed; narrow leaved fireweed; narrow-leaf fireweed; red fireweed; fireweed willow-herb; fireweed willow herb; fireweed willowherb; great willow-herb fireweed; great willow herb fireweed; firetop; fire-top; fire top; rose-bay willow-herb; rose-bay willow herb; rose bay willow-herb; rose bay willow herb; rosebay willow-herb; rosebay willow herb; rose-bay willowherb; rose bay willowherb; rosebay willowherb; bay willow-herb; bay willow herb; bay willowherb; French willow-herb; French willow herb; Persian willow; giant showy willow-herb; giant showy willow herb; giant showy willowherb; giant willow-herb; giant willow herb; giant willowherb; greater river-beauty; greater river-beauty willow-herb; spiked willhowherb; tame withy; herb wickopy |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | narrow-leaved willow-herb, narrow-leaved willow herb, narrow-leaved willowherb, narrowleaved willowherb, narrow-leafed willow-herb, narrowleaf willow-herb, narrow-leaf willow-herb, narrowleaf willowherb, narrowleaf willowweed, great willow-herb, great willow herb, great willowherb, wickop, wickup are applied to multiple Onagraceae taxa; fireweed, fire-weed, fire weed, common fireweed, purple fireweed, purple fire-weed, perennial fireweed, flowering willow, willow-herb, willowherb, willowherb, purple willow-herb, purple willow herb, purple willowherb, spiked willow-herb, spiked willow herb, dense willow-herb, dense willow herb, willow-weed, willow weed, willowweed, willoweed, red willow-weed, red willow weed, red willow weed, French willow, French-willow, bay willow, rose-bay, rose bay, rosebay, burntweed, burnt-weed, burnt weed, purple rocket, blooming Sally, flowering Sally, Sally-bloom, Mary's flax, withy, withe, wild plox, Siberian flax, pig weed, slippery-root, slippery root are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| Common name(s), rejected | not recommended: Indian wickopy, Indian wickup |
| Notes | French, Persian are proper names, so upper case preferable |
| Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Epilobium angustifolium L. subsp. circumvagum Mosq. |
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