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 | Oenothera suffrutescens |
group | Eudicots |
Family | Onagraceae |
Family common name(s) | evening primrose; evening-primrose; evening primroses |
Genus common name(s) | oenothera; evening-primrose; evening primrose; eveningprimrose; evening-primroses |
Species common name(s) | scarlet gaura; scarlet beeblossom; scarlet bee-blossom; scarlet bee blossom; scarlet butterfly-weed; scarlet butterfly weed; scarlet butterflyweed; plains guara; waving butterfly; linda tarde |
| | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | scented gaura is applied to multiple Gaura taxa; velvet-weed, velvet weed, velvetweed, wild honeysuckle, butterfly-weed, butterfly weed, butterflyweed, ragged-lady, ragged lady, wild honeysuckle are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| | Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Gaura coccinea Pursh; Gaura coccinea Pursh var. glabra (Lehm.) Torr. & A. Gray ex Munz |
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