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 | Cryptantha dissita |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Boraginaceae |
| Family common name(s) | borage; boragewort; borageworts; forget-me-not; fiddleneck; waterleaf; water-leaf; water leaf; baby-eyes |
| Genus common name(s) | cryptantha; cryptanth; cryptanthe |
| Species common name(s) | serpentine cryptantha; lake cryptantha |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | common cryptantha, common cryptanth are applied to multiple Cryptantha taxa; popcorn-flower, popcorn flower, popcornflower, white forget-me-not, white-forget-me-nots, wild forget-me-not are applied to multiple Boraginaceae taxa |
| | | | | Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Cryptantha clevelandii Greene var. dissita (I.M. Johnst.) Jeps. & Hoover |
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