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 gigantea |
| group | Monocots |
| Family | Poaceae |
| Family common name(s) | grass; true grass |
| Genus common name(s) | agrostis |
| Species common name(s) | giant agrostis; giant red-top; giant red top; giant redtop; giant bent-grass; giant bent grass; giant bentgrass; black quick-grass; black quitch; benty couch; monkey's dew grass; Burden's dew grass; bonnet grass; fine John; fines bent; running twitch |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | redtop bentgrass, redtop bent-grass, red-top bent grass, red top bent grass, redtop bent, red-top bent, red top bent, creeping bentgrass, creeping bent-grass, creeping bent grass, creeping bent, creeping-bent, creepingbent, spreading bentgrass, spreading bent-grass, spreading bent grass, spreading bent, water bentgrass, water bent-grass, water bent grass, marsh bentgrass, marsh bent-grass, marsh bent grass, white bentgrass, white bent-grass, white bent grass, white bent, English bent, southern bent, fiorin-grass, fiorin grass, fiorin, Burden's grass 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, conch grass, conchgrass, summer dew grass, summer dew-grass, English grass, red-top grass, black bentgrass, black bent-grass, black bent grass, black bent, black couch, black couchgrass, black couch grass, Herd's grass, Herd's-grass, Herd grass, Herds' grass, Herds-grass, Herds-grass, herd's-grass herd's grass, herd grass, white grass, white-top grass, white top grass, twitch-grass, twitch grass, twitch, quitch are applied to multiple Poaceae taxa; whitetop, white-top, white top, dew-grass, dew grass, hairgrass, hair-grass, hair grass, grassweed applied to taxa in multiple families |
| | | Notes | English, Burdens, Herd are proper names, so upper case preferable; Burden's, Herds are errors |
| Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Agrostis alba L., in part, misapplied |
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