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 cognatus |
| 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) | cognate allocarya; cognate popcorn-flower; cognate popcorn flower; allied plagiobothrys; allied allocarya |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | sleeping popcorn-flower, sleeping popcorn flower, sleeping popcornflower are more commonly applied to Plagiobothrys hispidulus; meadow popcorn-flower, meadow popcornflower, meadow popcorn flower are applied to Plagiobothrys scouleri s.l.; popcorn-flower, popcorn flower, popcornflower, popcorn-flower, popcorn flower, popcornflower, white forget-me-not, cushion cat's-eye, cushion cat's eye, cushion catseye are applied to multiple Boraginaceae taxa |
| | | | | Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Allocarya cognata Greene |
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