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 | Phacelia peirsoniana |
| 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) | phacelia |
| Species common name(s) | Peirson's phacelia; Peirson phacelia; handsome phacelia; handsome scorpion-weed; handsome scorpionweed; handsome scorpion weed; trail phacelia |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | caterpillar-weed, caterpillar weed, caterpillarweed, scorpion-weed, scorpionweed, scorpion weed are applied to multiple Boraginaceae taxa |
| | | Notes | Peirson is a proper name, so upper case preferable; Peirsons is an error |
| Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Hydrophyllaceae |
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