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 | Plagiobothrys greenei |
| 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) | plagiobothrys |
| Species common name(s) | Greene's plagiobothrys; Greene's allocarya; Greene's popcorn-flower; Greene's popcorn flower; Greene's popcornflower; Greene's spiny-nut popcorn-flower; Greene's spiny-nut popcornflower; Greene plagiobothrys; Greene allocarya; Greene popcorn-flower; Greene popcorn flower; Greene popcornflower; Greene spiny-nut popcorn-flower; Greene spiny-nut popcornflower |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | popcorn-flower, popcorn flower, popcornflower are applied to multiple Boraginaceae taxa |
| | | Notes | Greene is a proper name, so upper case preferable; Greenes, Green, Greens, Green's are errors |
| Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Allocarya greenei (A. Gray) Greene |
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