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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).
| Taxon | Cynoglossum grande |
| 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) | hound's-tongue; hound's tongue; hounds'-tongue; houndstongue; hounds-tongue; hounds tongue; dog-bur; dog bur; dog's burr |
| Species common name(s) | grand hound's-tongue; grand hound's tongue; great hound's tongue; large hound's tongue; Pacific hound's-tongue; Pacific hound's tongue; Pacific houndstongue |
| Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | western hound's-tongue, western hound's tongue, western houndstongue are applied to multiple Cynoglossum taxa; cushion cat's-eye, cushion cat's eye, cushion catseye are applied to multiple Boraginaceae taxa; beggar's-lice, beggar's lice, beggars lice, beggars-lice, beggarticks, beggar's-ticks, beggar's ticks, beggars' tick, beggars-ticks, beggar ticks, beggar-ticks, Velcro weed, Velcro plant, stickseed, stick-seed, stick seed are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| Notes | Pacific is a proper name, so upper case preferable |
