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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).





TaxonCryptantha intermedia var. hendersonii
groupEudicots
FamilyBoraginaceae
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)intermediate cryptantha; Clearwater cryptantha; clearwater cryptantha; Clearwater cat's-eye; clearwater cat's-eye; Clearwater cat's eye; clearwater cat's eye; Clearwater forget-me-not; clearwater forget-me-not; large-flowered cryptantha; large-flower cat's-eye
 
 
Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxanievitas cryptantha, little snow flakes, common cryptantha, common cryptanth are applied to multiple Cryptantha taxa; Nevada cryptantha, Nevada forget-me-not are more commonly applied to Cryptantha nevadensis; popcorn-flower, popcorn flower, popcornflower, large-flowered popcorn-flower, large-flowered popcorn flower, white forget-me-not, white-forget-me-nots, nievitas, cushion cat's-eye, cushion cat's eye, cushion catseye, common forget-me-not, common popcorn-flower, common popcornflower, common popcorn flower are applied to multiple Boraginaceae taxa; wild forget-me-not is applied to taxa in multiple families
 
Notesnievita is not a person, so Nievita's is an error; Henderson is a proper name, so upper case preferable; Hendersons is an error
Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etcAllocarya hendersonii A. Nelson; Cryptantha hendersonii (A. Nelson) Piper ex J.C. Nelson
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