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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 | Glyceria borealis |
| group | Monocots |
| Family | Poaceae |
| Family common name(s) | grass; true grass |
| Genus common name(s) | glyceria; mana grass |
| Species common name(s) | boreal glyceria; boreal manna-grass; boreal manna grass; boreal mannagrass; northern float-grass; small floating-manna-grass; small-floating manna-grass; small floating manna-grass; small floating manna grass; small floating mannagrass |
| Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | float grass, float-grass, floatgrass, northern glyceria, northern mannagrass, northern manna-grass, northern manna grass, slender manna grass are applied to multiple Glyceria taxa; manna grass, manna-grass, manna grass are applied to multiple Poaceae taxa; sweetgrass, sweet-grass, sweet grass are applied to taxa in multiple families |
