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 litoralis |
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) | seashore verbena; seashore vervain; shore verbena; shore vervain |
| | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | weed verbena, tall verbena, tall vervain, Brazilian verbena, Brazilian vervain are applied to multiple Verbena taxa |
| | Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | var. brasiliensis (Vell.) Briq.; Verbena brasiliensis Vell. |
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