Synonyms: Aegochloa pungens; Aegochloa torreyi; Batanthes pungens (homotypic); Cantua pungens (homotypic); Cantua pungens var. squarrosa; Gilia caespitosa (heterotypic); Gilia lilacina; Gilia pungens (homotypic); Gilia pungens eupungens; Gilia pungens var. squarrosa; Leptodactylon brevifolium; Leptodactylon lilacinum (homotypic); Leptodactylon pungens (homotypic); Leptodactylon pungens brevifolium; Leptodactylon pungens eupungens; Leptodactylon pungens squarrosum; Leptodactylon pungens var. squarrosum; Navarretia pungens