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 | Erythranthe purpurea |
group | Eudicots |
Family | Phrymaceae |
Family common name(s) | lopseed; lop-seed; lopseeds; monkeyflower; monkey-flower; monkey flower |
Genus common name(s) | erythranthe |
Species common name(s) | little purple monkeyflower; little purple monkey-flower; little purple monkey flower; pebble-plains purple monkeyflower; pebble-plain purple monkeyflower |
| | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | purple monkeyflower, purple monkey-flower, purple monkey flower, annual monkeyflower, annual monkey-flower, annual monkey flower are applied to multiple Mimulus s.l. taxa; monkey faces, monkey-faces is applied to taxa in multiple families |
| | Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Scrophulariaceae s.l.; Mimulus purpureus A.L. Grant |
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