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 | Alisma gramineum |
| group | Monocots |
| Family | Alismataceae |
| Family common name(s) | water-plantain; water plantain; waterplantain; arrowhead |
| Genus common name(s) | alisma |
| Species common name(s) | grass alisma; grasslike water-plantain; grasslike water plantain; grasslike waterplantain; grass-like water-plantain; grass like water plantain; grass-leaved alisma; grass-leaved water-plantain; grass-leaved water plantain; grass leaved water plantain; grassleaved water-plantain; grass-leaf water-plantain; grass-leaf water plantain; grass leaf water plantain; grassleaf water-plantain; grassleaf water plantain; ribbon-leaved alisma; ribbon-leaved water-plantain; ribbon-leaved water plantain; ribbon leaved water-plantain; ribbon leaved water plantain; ribbon-leaved waterplantain; ribbon leaved waterplantain; ribbon-leafed water-plantain; ribbon-leafed water plantain; Geyer's water-plantain; Geyer's water plantain; Geyer's waterplantain; Geyer water-plantain; Geyer water plantain; Geyer waterplantain |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | grass water-plantain, grass water plantain, grass waterplantain, narrow-leaved water-plantain, narrow-leaved water plantain, narrow leaved water plantain, narrow-leaf water-plantain, narrow-leaf water plantain, narrow leaf water plantain, narrowleaf water-plantain, narrowleaf water plantain, narrowleaf waterplantain, northern water-plantain, northern water plantain are applied to multiple Alisma taxa; water-plantain, water plantain, waterplantain, water plantane are applied to multiple Alismataceae taxa |
| | | Notes | Geyer is a proper name, so upper case preferable; Geyers is an error |
| Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Alisma geyeri Torr. |
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