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 | Antennaria rosea subsp. confinis |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Asteraceae |
| Family common name(s) | composite; composita; comp; aster; asterwort; asterworts; sunflower; daisy; dandelion |
| Genus common name(s) | pussy-toes; pussy toes; pussytoes; pussy's toes; everlasting pussy-toes |
| Species common name(s) | rose pussy-toes; rose pussy toes; rose pussytoes; rosy cat's-paw; rosy cat's paw; rosy everlasting; rosy everlasting pussytoes; umbrella pussytoes |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | rosy pussytoes, rosy pussy-toes, rosy pussy toes, rosey pussy-toes, rosey pussy toes, rosey pussytoes, pink pussytoes, pink pussy-toes, pink pussy toes, red pussytoes, red pussy-toes, red pussy toes are applied to multiple Antennaria taxa; cat's-foot, cat's foot, cat foot, cats foot, cat's paws, cat's-paws are applied to taxa in multiple families; everlasting, ever-lasting, ladies' tobacco, ladies'-tobacco, ladies tobacco, lady's tobacco, rosy everlasting are applied to multiple Asteraceae taxa |
| Common name(s), rejected | not recommended: Indian-tobacco, Indian tobacco |
| | | Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Antennaria confinis Greene |
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