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 | Eriastrum sparsiflorum |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Polemoniaceae |
| Family common name(s) | polemonium; polemone; polemon; phlox; gilia |
| Genus common name(s) | eriastrum; woolly-star; woolly star; woollystar; wooly-star; wooly star; wool-star; wool star; woolstar |
| Species common name(s) | few-flowered eriastrum; few flowered eriastrum; fewflowered eriastrum; few-flowered woolly-star; few-flowered woolly star; few-flowered wool-star; few-flowered wool star; few-flowered woolstar; few-flower eriastrum; fewflower eriastrum; few-flower woolstar; fewflower woolstar; Great Basin woolly-star; Great Basin woollystar; Great Basin wooly-star; Great Basin wooly star; Great Basin woolystar; Great Basin woolstar |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | Great Basin eriastrum is applied to multiple Eriastrum taxa; starflower, star-flower, star flower, blue star, blue stars are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| | | | | Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | subsp. sparsiflorum |
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