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 | Pectocarya recurvata |
| 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) | pectocarya; pectocary; comb-bur; combbur; comb bur; comb-seed; combseed; comb-fruit |
| Species common name(s) | recurved pectocarya; curvenut pectocarya; curve-nut pectocarya; curve-nut combseed; curvenut combseed; arched-nut pectocarya; arched-nutted combbur; arched-nutted comb-bur; arched-nutted comb bur; archnut combbur; arched comb-bur; bent combseed; desert combbur |
| | | | | | | | | Notes | arched bomb-bur is probably an error |
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