The Vernacular name view displays additional information about a common name such as its country of origin and whether or not it is a non-English language name.

 

	Item	Notes
1	Common name	When a single common name applies to more than one botanical name, a separate vernacular name entry exists for each pair of names.
2	Botanical name	The formal botanical name that this common name refers to.
3	Rank	The taxonomic rank of the botanical name.  This name is automatically supplied when you type a valid botanical name.
4	Locality	The country or other locality where this name is in common use.
5	Meaning	When this is an historical name or a foreign-language name, the translated meaning can be supplied here.
6	Preferred name	When more than one common name is used to refer to the same species, this is checked to indicate which is the one most often used.
7	Historical name	Checked when this is an older name that is used in historical writings but is not used in everyday speech.
8	Foreign language	Checked when this is not an English language name.
9	Data source	This is a reference to the source material where this common name can be found.
10		Press this button to create a new specimen record with this botanical name.
11		Go to the specimen record with this botanical name.
12		Go to the taxonomic details for the referenced botanical name.