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 | Lycopodium clavatum |
| group | Lycophytes |
| Family | Lycopodiaceae |
| Family common name(s) | club-moss; clubmoss |
| Genus common name(s) | clubmoss; club-moss; ground-pine; ground pine; groundpine; running-pine; running pine |
| Species common name(s) | running clubmoss; running ground-pine; running ground pine; common running-pine; common running pine; common runningpine; running-moss; running moss; running cedar; stag's-horn clubmoss; stag's horn club moss; stagshorn clubmoss; staghorn club-moss; staghorn ground pine; stag's-horn ground pine; staghorn evergreen; staghorn-evergreen; stag-horn evergreen; elk-moss; elk moss; elkmoss; running wolf's-foot; wolf's-foot clubmoss; wolf's foot clubmoss; wolf's-foot club-moss; wolf's-foot club moss; wolf's foot club moss; wolfpaw clubmoss; wolf paw club moss; wolf's paw clubmoss; wolf's claw clubmoss; wolf's claw club moss; wolf's-claws; wolf's claws; clubfoot moss; Robin Hood's hatband; forks and knives; forks-and-knives; coral-evergreen; coral evergreen |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | common club-moss, common club moss are applied to multiple Lycopodium taxa; staghorn moss, snake moss, liberty are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| | | | | Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | var. integrifolium Goldie |
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