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 (paintere@west.net).
Taxon | Keckiella antirrhinoides var. antirrhinoides |
group | Eudicots |
Family | Plantaginaceae |
Family common name(s) | plantain; plantains |
Genus common name(s) | keckiella; bush-beardtongue; bush beardtongue; bush beard-tongue; bush beard-tongue; bush beard tongue |
Species common name(s) | snapdragon keckiella; snapdragon bush-penstemon; snapdragon bush penstemon; snapdragon penstemon; snapdragon bush; yellow bush snapdragon; yellow bush-penstemon; yellow bush penstemon; yellow climbing penstemon; yellow keckiella; chaparral keckiella; chaparral bush-beardtongue; chaparral bush beardtongue; chaparral beardtongue; chaparral beard-tongue; chaparral beard tongue |
| | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | shrubby penstemon, bush penstemon, bush-penstemon, yellow penstemon, climbing penstemon, bush-snapdragon, bush snapdragon are applied to multiple Plantaginaceae taxa |
| | Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Scrophulariaceae s.l.; Penstemon antirrhinoides Benth. |
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