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 | Lysimachia arvensis |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Myrsinaceae |
| Family common name(s) | myrsine |
| Genus common name(s) | lysimachia; yellow loosestrife |
| Species common name(s) | scarlet pimpernel; common pimpernel; poor-man's-weatherglass; poor-man's weatherglass; poor man's weatherglass; poor-man's-weather-glass; poor-man's weather-glass; poor man's weather-glass; poorman's weatherglass; poormans weatherglass; ploughman's-weatherglass; ploughman's weatherglass; ploughman's-weather-glass; ploughman's weather-glass; shepherd's-weatherglass; shepherd's weatherglass; shepherds' weatherglass; shepherd's-weather-glass; shepherd's weather-glass; shepherd's-calender; shepherd's-sundial; shepherd's sundial; shepherd's-watch; shepherd's watch; weather-teller; weather flower; red chickweed; poison chickweed; Tom pimpermowl |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | pimpernel, red pimpernel, blue pimpernel, blue-flowered pimpernel, blue flowered pimpernel, false-pimpernel, false pimpernel, falsepimpernel, bastard pimpernel, weatherglass, weather-glass, shepherd's-clock, shepherd's clock, shepherd's-warning, shepherd's-delight, shepherd's delight, shepherds delight, John-go-to-bed-at-noon, John go to bed at noon, little Jane, chickweed, chick-weed, chick weed, bird's-eye, bird's eye, bird's-tongue, bird's tongue, eyebright, eye-bright, drops-of-blood, poison-weed, poison weed, poisonweed are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| | | | | Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Primulaceae; Anagallis arvensis L., including subsp. arvensis, var. caerulea (L.) Gouan; Anagallis caerulea L.; Anagallis arvensis L. subsp. foemina (Mill.) Schinz & Thell., misapplied; Anagallis caerulea Lam., misapplied; Anagallis caerulea Schreb., misapplied; Anagallis foemina Mill., misapplied |
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