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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).




TaxonMimulus tricolor
groupEudicots
FamilyPhrymaceae
Family common name(s)lopseed; lop-seed; lopseeds; monkeyflower; monkey-flower; monkey flower
Genus common name(s)mimulus; monkeyflower; monkey-flower; monkey flower
Species common name(s)tricolored mimulus; tricolored monkeyflower; tricolored monkey-flower; tricolored monkey flower; tri-colored monkeyflower; tri-colored monkey-flower; tri-colored monkey flower); tricolor mimulus; tricolor monkeyflower; tricolor monkey-flower; tricolored vernal pool monkeyflower; tricolor vernal pool monkeyflower; three-colored mimulus; three-colored monkeyflower; three-colored monkey-flower; three-colored monkey flower; three colored monkey flower
 
 
Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxavernal pool monkeyflower, vernal pool monkey-flower, vernal pool monkey flower, annual monkeyflower, annual monkey-flower, annual monkey flower are applied to multiple Mimulus s.l. taxa; monkey faces, monkey-faces is applied to taxa in multiple families
 
 
Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etcScrophulariaceae s.l.; Diplacus tricolor (Hartweg ex Lindl.) G.L. Nesom
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