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 | Camissoniopsis cheiranthifolia subsp. cheiranthifolia |
group | Eudicots |
Family | Onagraceae |
Family common name(s) | evening primrose; evening-primrose; evening primroses |
Genus common name(s) | camissoniopsis |
Species common name(s) | beach camissonia; beach suncup; beach sun-cup; beach sun cup; beach suncups; beach sun-cups; beach sun cups; dune camissonia; dune sun-cups |
| | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | dune sun-cup, dune sun cup are applied to multiple Camissonia s.l. taxa; beach evening-primrose, beach evening primrose, beach eveningprimrose, beach-primrose, beach primrose, beach primroses, coast evening-primrose, coast evening primrose, dune primrose, dune-primrose are applied to multiple Onagraceae taxa |
| | Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Camissonia cheiranthifolia (Hornem. ex Spreng.) Raim.; Oenothera cheiranthifolia Hornem. ex Spreng.; Oenothera cheiranthifolia Hornem. ex Spreng. var. nitida (Greene) Munz |
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