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 | Mertensia longiflora |
| 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) | mertensia; chiming-bells; chiming bells; chimingbells; languid-lady; languid lady; languid-ladies |
| Species common name(s) | long-flowered mertensia; long-flowered bluebells; long-flowered bluebell; long flowered bluebells; long-flowered lungwort; long-flower bluebells; longflower bluebells; longflower bluebell; long-tubed bluebell; long bluebells; large-flowered lungwort; small bluebells; trumpet bluebells; trumpet bluebell |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | lungwort, lung-wort, lung wort, bluebells, blue-bells, blue bells, bluebell, blue-bell, blue bell, small bluebell are applied to taxa in multiple families |
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