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 intermedia var. hendersonii |
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) | 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 taxa | nievitas 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 |
| Notes | nievita 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, etc | Allocarya hendersonii A. Nelson; Cryptantha hendersonii (A. Nelson) Piper ex J.C. Nelson |
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