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 (paintere@west.net).
| Taxon | Agrostis pallens |
| group | Monocots |
| Family | Poaceae |
| Family common name(s) | grass; true grass |
| Genus common name(s) | agrostis |
| Species common name(s) | seashore bent-grass; seashore bent grass; seashore bentgrass; seashore bent; dune bent-grass; dune bent grass; dune bentgrass; dune bent; thin bent-grass; thin bent grass; thin bentgrass; thingrass; pale bent-grass; pale bent grass; pale bentgrass; pale bent |
| | | Common name(s) specific to synonym; taxon noted in brackets | San Diego bentgrass [Agrostis diegoensis]; San Diego bent grass [Agrostis diegoensis]; Diego bent grass [Agrostis diegoensis]; leafy bentgrass [Agrostis diegoensis]; leafy bent-grass [Agrostis diegoensis]; leafy bent grass [Agrostis diegoensis]; Sequoia bentgrass [Agrostis lepida]; Sequoia bent [Agrostis lepida] |
| Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | western bentgrass, redtop bentgrass, thin grass, thin-grass, thingrass, coastal bentgrass are applied to multiple Agrostis taxa; short bentgrass, bentgrass, bent-grass, bent grass, bent, redtop, red-top, red top, redtop grass, red-top grass, red top grass, ticklegrass, tickle-grass, tickle grass, fool-hay, fool hay 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 diegoensis Vasey; Agrostis lepida Hitchc. |
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