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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).




TaxonEriodictyon lobbii
groupEudicots
FamilyBoraginaceae
Family common name(s)borage; boragewort; borageworts; forget-me-not; fiddleneck; waterleaf; water-leaf; water leaf; baby-eyes
Genus common name(s)eriodictyon; eriodicto; yerba santa; yerba-santa; yerbasanta
Species common name(s)matted yerba santa; Lobb's nama; Lobb's purple-mat; Lobb's purple mat; Lobb's fiddleleaf; Lobb's fiddle-leaf; Lobb nama; Lobb purple-mat; Lobb purple mat; Lobb fiddleleaf; Lobb fiddle-leaf; woolly nama; wooly nama
 
 
 
 
NotesLobb is a proper name, so upper case preferable; Lobbs is an error
Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etcHydrophyllaceae; Nama lobbii A. Gray
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