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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 | Amaranthus palmeri |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Amaranthaceae |
| Family common name(s) | amaranth; amaranths; pigweed; pig weed |
| Genus common name(s) | amaranthus; amaranth; amarant; careless weed; careless-weed; carelessweed; water-hemp; water hemp; waterhemp; flower-gentle; flower gentle |
| Species common name(s) | Palmer's amaranthus; Palmer's amaranth; Palmer's pigweed; Palmer's pigweed; Palmer's pig weed; Palmer's amaranth pigweed; Palmer's careless-weed; Palmer's careless weed; Palmer's carelessweed; Palmer amaranthus; Palmer amaranth; Palmer pigweed; Palmer pig-weed; Palmer pig weed; Palmer amaranth pigweed; Palmer careless-weed; Palmer careless weed; Palmer carelessweed; palm amaranth |
| Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | green pigweed, green pig-weed, green amaranth, green amaranthus, rough pigweed, rough pig-weed, rough pig weed are applied to multiple Amaranthus taxa; pigweed; red-root pigweed is more commonly applied to Amaranthus retroflexus, pig-weed, pig weed are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| Notes | Palmer is a proper name, so upper case preferable; Palmers is an error |
