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 | Crypsis vaginiflora |
| group | Monocots |
| Family | Poaceae |
| Family common name(s) | grass; true grass |
| Genus common name(s) | crypsis |
| Species common name(s) | modest prickle-grass; modest prickle grass; modest pricklegrass; African crypsis; African prickle-grass; African prickle grass; African pricklegrass; sharp-leaved crypsis; sharp-leaved timothy; turfing pricklegrass |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | pricklegrass, prickle-grass, prickle grass, swamp grass, swampgrass, wild timothy, timothy are applied to multiple Poaceae taxa |
| | | Notes | African is a proper name, so upper case preferable |
| Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Crypsis niliaca Fig. & De Not. |
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