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 | Agrostis densiflora |
| group | Monocots |
| Family | Poaceae |
| Family common name(s) | grass; true grass |
| Genus common name(s) | agrostis |
| Species common name(s) | California bent-grass; California bent grass; California bentgrass; California bent; California dense-flowered bentgrass |
| | | Common name(s) specific to synonym; taxon noted in brackets | coastal bluff bentgrass [Agrostis clivicola]; coastal bluff bent grass [Agrostis clivicola]; coastal bluff bent [Agrostis clivicola]; coastal-bluffs bentgrass [Agrostis clivicola]; tall coastal bentgrass [Agrostis clivicola]; Point Reyes bentgrass [Agrostis clivicola var. punta-reyesensis]; Point Reyes bent grass [Agrostis clivicola var. punta-reyesensis]; Pt Reyes bentgrass [Agrostis clivicola var. punta-reyesensis]; Pt Reyes bent grass [Agrostis clivicola var. punta-reyesensis] |
| Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | dense-flowered bentgrass, dense-flowered bent grass, dense flowered bent grass, dense-flower bentgrass, dense-flower bent grass, dense flower bent grass, coastal bentgrass are applied to multiple Agrostis taxa; bentgrass, bent-grass, bent grass, bent, redtop, red-top, red top, redtop grass, red-top grass, red top grass, ticklegrass, tickle-grass, tickle grass are applied to multiple Poaceae taxa; hairgrass, hair-grass, hair grass applied to taxa in multiple families |
| | | | | Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Agrostis californica Trin.; Agrostis clivicola Crampton; Agrostis clivicola Crampton var. punta-reyesensis Crampton |
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