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 | Phacelia viscida var. albiflora |
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) | phacelia |
Species common name(s) | viscid phacelia; tacky phacelia; tacky scorpion-weed; tacky scorpionweed |
| | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | sticky phacelia, sticky scorpion-weed, sticky scorpionweed are applied to multiple Phacelia taxa; caterpillar-weed, caterpillar weed, caterpillarweed, scorpion-weed, scorpionweed, scorpion weed are applied to multiple Boraginaceae taxa; bluebells, blue-bells, blue bells, bluebell, blue-bell, blue bell, California bluebells, California bluebell, Californian bluebell, California blue-bell, California blue bell are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| | Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Hydrophyllaceae |
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