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 | Verbena pulchella |
group | Eudicots |
Family | Verbenaceae |
Family common name(s) | verbena; vervain; vervains |
Genus common name(s) | verbena; vervain; verveine; vervane; verbane; vervine; purvain; purvane |
Species common name(s) | moss verbena; moss vervain; moss glandularia; rock verbena; clump verbena; fine-leaf verbena; fineleaf verbena; cut-leaved South American glandularia; South American mock verbena; South American mock vervain |
| | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | South American verbena, South American vervain, purple verbena, fine-leaved verbena, common verbena, common vervain, Mayne's pest, Maynes pest, maynes pest are applied to multiple Verbena taxa; mock verbena, mock vervain are applied to Glandularia taxa |
| Notes | South American is a proper name, so upper case preferable |
Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Glandularia pulchella (Sweet) Tronc.; Verbena tenuisecta Briq. |
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