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 sericea var. ciliosa |
| 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) | silky phacelia; silky scorpion-weed; silky scorpion weed; silky scorpionweed; purple-fringe phacelia; purple fringe phacelia; purplefringe phacelia; purplefringe |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | alpine phacelia is applied to multiple Phacelia taxa; caterpillar-weed, caterpillar weed, caterpillarweed, scorpion-weed, scorpionweed, scorpion weed are applied to multiple Boraginaceae taxa; purple-fringe, purple fringe, purple pincushion, sky pilot, sky-pilot, skypilot, sky pilots are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| | | | | Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Hydrophyllaceae |
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