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 | Navarretia leptalea subsp. leptalea |
group | Eudicots |
Family | Polemoniaceae |
Family common name(s) | polemonium; polemone; polemon; phlox; gilia |
Genus common name(s) | navarretia |
Species common name(s) | Bridges's pincushion-plant; Bridges's pincushion plant; Bridges's pincushionplant; Bridges' pincushion-plant; Bridges' pincushion plant; Bridges' pincushionplant; Bridges pincushion-plant; Bridges pincushion plant; Bridges pincushionplant |
| | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | Bridges's gilia, Bridges' gilia, Bridges gilia, bristle gilia, yellow-throated gilia, yellow throated gilia are applied to multiple Polemoniaceae taxa; pincushion-plant, pincushion plant, pincushionplant, pincushion are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| Notes | Bridges is a proper name, so upper case preferable; Bridge's, Bridge are errors |
Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Gilia leptalea (A. Gray) Greene subsp. leptalea |
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