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 scabra |
| group | Monocots |
| Family | Poaceae |
| Family common name(s) | grass; true grass |
| Genus common name(s) | agrostis |
| Species common name(s) | scabrous bent-grass; scabrous bent grass; scabrous bentgrass; rough bent-grass; rough bent grass; rough bentgrass; rough bent; rough tickle-grass; rough tickle grass; rough ticklegrass; rough hair-grass; rough hair grass; rough hairgrass; twin bent-grass; twin bent grass; twin bentgrass; northern tickle-grass; northern tickle grass; northern ticklegrass |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | mountain bentgrass, mountain bent-grass, mountain bent grass, mountain bent, hair bentgrass, hair bent-grass, hair bent grass, fly-away grass, fly away grass, fly-away-grass, flyaway grass, winter 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, 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 | var. geminata (Trin.) Swallen |
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