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 | Frasera puberulenta |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Gentianaceae |
| Family common name(s) | gentian; gentianwort; gentianworts |
| Genus common name(s) | frasera |
| Species common name(s) | Inyo frasera; Inyo swertia; Inyo green-gentian; Inyo green gentian; Inyo elkweed; low green-gentian; low green gentian |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | deer's-ears, deer's ears, deers-ears, deer-ears, deer ears, green-gentian, green gentian, greengentian are applied to multiple Swertia taxa; western gentian, felwort, fellwort are applied to multiple Gentianaceae taxa |
| | | Notes | Inyo is a proper name, so upper case preferable |
| Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Swertia puberulenta (Davidson) Jeps.; Frasera albomarginata S. Watson var. purpusii Jeps.; Swertia albomarginata (S. Watson) Kuntze subsp. purpusii (Jeps.) A.E. Murray |
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