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 latifolia |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Myrsinaceae |
| Family common name(s) | myrsine |
| Genus common name(s) | lysimachia; yellow loosestrife |
| Species common name(s) | broad-leaved starflower; broadleaved starflower; broad-leaved star-flower; broad-leaved star flower; broadleaved star-flower; broad-leafed starflower; broad leafed starflower; broad-leafed star-flower; broad leafed star flower; broad-leaf starflower; broadleaf starflower; broad-leaf star-flower; broad-leaf star flower; Pacific starflower; Pacific star-flower; Pacific star flower; western starflower; western star-flower; western star flower |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | northern starflower is applied to multiple Trientalis taxa; starflower, star-flower, star flower, woodland star, woodland-star, woodlandstar, woodland starflower are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| | | Notes | Pacific is a proper name, so upper case preferable |
| Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Primulaceae; Trientalis latifolia Hook.; Trientalis borealis Raf. subsp. latifolia (Hook.) Hultén |
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