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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).





TaxonDiplacus douglasii
groupEudicots
FamilyPhrymaceae
Family common name(s)lopseed; lop-seed; lopseeds; monkeyflower; monkey-flower; monkey flower
Genus common name(s)diplacus
Species common name(s)Douglas's monkeyflower; Douglas's monkey-flower; Douglas's monkey flower; Douglas' monkeyflower; Douglas' monkey-flower; Douglas' monkey flower; Douglas monkeyflower; Douglas monkey-flower; Douglas monkey flower; chinless mimulus; chinless mim; chinless monkeyflower; chinless monkey-flower; chinless monkey flower; chinless mouse-ears; chinless mouse ears; purple mouse-ears; purple mouse ears; brownies mimulus
 
 
Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxapurple monkeyflower, purple monkey-flower, purple monkey flower, common monkeyflower, common monkey-flower, common monkey flower, annual monkeyflower, annual monkey-flower, annual monkey flower are applied to multiple Mimulus s.l. taxa; mouse-ears, mouse ears, brownies, monkey faces, monkey-faces are applied to taxa in multiple families
 
NotesDouglas is a proper name, so upper case preferable; Dougla's is an error
Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etcScrophulariaceae s.l.; Mimulus douglasii (Benth.) A. Gray; Eunanus douglasii Benth. in DC.; Mimulus cleistogamus J.T. Howell
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