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 | Coreopsis tinctoria |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Asteraceae |
| Family common name(s) | composite; composita; comp; aster; asterwort; asterworts; sunflower; daisy; dandelion |
| Genus common name(s) | coreopsis; dye-flower; dye flower; old-maid's-breastpin; old maid's breastpin; dye-flower; dye flower; dye flowers |
| Species common name(s) | dyer's coreopsis; dyer's calliopsis; dyer's tickseed; dyer's tick-seed; dye-flower calliopsis; golden calliopsis; garden calliopsis; garden tickseed; garden calliopsis; plains coreopsis; tall plains coreopsis; plains calliopsis; tall calliopsis; elegant coreopsis; good neighbors calliopsis; cardamine coreopsis; cress-leaved coreopsis; cress-leaved tickseed; cress-leaf coreopsis; cressleaf coreopsis; cress leaf coreopsis; cress-leaf tickseed; black-eyed tickseed; Nuttall's weed; Nuttall-weed; Nuttall weed |
| | | Common name(s) specific to synonym; taxon noted in brackets | Atkinson's coreopsis [var. atkinsoniana]; Atkinson's tickseed [var. atkinsoniana]; Atkinson coreopsis [var. atkinsoniana]; Atkinson tickseed [var. atkinsoniana]; Columbia coreopsis [var. atkinsoniana]; Columbia calliopsis [var. atkinsoniana] |
| Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | dye-flower coreopsis, golden coreopsis, annual coreopsis, garden coreopsis, tall coreopsis, calliopsis, golden tickseed, golden tick-seed, golden tick seed, tall tickseed are applied to multiple Coreopsis taxa; tickseed sunflower is applied to multiple Asteraceae taxa; butter-daisy, butter daisy, tickweed, tickseed, tick-seed, tick seed, pot-of-gold, pot of gold, wild flax are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| | | Notes | Nuttall, Atkinson are proper names, so upper case preferable; Nuttalls, Nuttal, Nuttals, Nuttal's, Nuttals' are errors |
| Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | var. atkinsoniana (Douglas ex Lindl.) H.M. Parker ex E.B. Sm. |
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