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 campanularia var. vasiformis |
| 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) | campanulate phacelia; campanulata phacelia; bell-flowered phacelia; California bell-flower phacelia; California desert bluebell; California desert bluebells; California desert blue-bells; California desert blue bells; annual desert bluebell; desert bluebell; desert bluebells; desert blue-bell; desert blue-bells; desert blue bells; desert blue bell; desert Canterbury bell; desert Canterbury-bell; desert Canterbury bells; desert Canterbury-bells; desert-bell; desert-bells; desert bell; desert bells; desertbells; desert scorpion-weed; desert scorpionweed |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | caterpillar-weed, caterpillar weed, caterpillarweed, scorpion-weed, scorpionweed, scorpion weed are applied to multiple Boraginaceae taxa; bluebells, blue-bells, blue bells, bluebell, blue-bell, blue bell, California bluebells, California blue-bells, California blue bells, California bluebell, Californian bluebell, California blue-bell, California blue bell, wild Canterbury bells, wild Canterbury bell, wild Canterbury-bell, Canterbury bell, Canterbury-bell, Canterbury bells, Canterbury-bells are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| | | | | Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Hydrophyllaceae; subsp. vasiformis G.W. Gillett |
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