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 stolonifera |
| group | Monocots |
| Family | Poaceae |
| Family common name(s) | grass; true grass |
| Genus common name(s) | agrostis |
| Species common name(s) | stoloniferous bent-grass; stoloniferous bent grass; stoloniferous bentgrass; stoloniferous fiorin-grass; stoloniferous fiorin grass; stoloniferous fiorin; stoloniferous creeping bentgrass; stoloniferous creeping bent; creeping red-top; creeping red top; creeping redtop; broad-leaved creeping bent; broad-leaf creeping bent; broad leaf creeping bent; carpet bentgrass; carpet bent-grass; carpet bent grass; carpet bent; carpet-bent; seaside bentgrass; sea-side bent; swamp bent-grass; swamp bent grass; swamp bentgrass |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | stoloniferous agrostis, creeping agrostis, creeping bentgrass, creeping bent-grass, creeping bent grass, creeping bent, creeping-bent, creepingbent, spreading bentgrass, spreading bent-grass, spreading bent grass, spreading bent, redtop bentgrass, redtop bent-grass, red-top bent grass, red top bent grass, redtop bent, red-top bent, red top bent, water bentgrass, water bent-grass, water bent grass, marsh bentgrass, marsh bent-grass, marsh bent grass, maritime bent-grass, white bentgrass, white bent-grass, white bent grass, white bent, dense-flowered bentgrass, dense-flowered bent grass, dense flowered bent grass, dense-flower bentgrass, dense-flower bent grass, dense flower bent grass, fiorin-grass, fiorin grass, fiorin are applied to multiple Agrostis taxa; colonial bentgrass is more commonly applied to Agrostis capillaris; 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, white-top grass, white top grass, black couchgrass, black couch grass, orchiston-grass, weeping lovegrass; weeping love-grass; weeping love 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 alba L. var. alba, in part, misapplied; Agrostis alba L. var. palustris (Huds.) Pers. |
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