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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).





TaxonAristida dichotoma
groupMonocots
FamilyPoaceae
Family common name(s)grass; true grass
Genus common name(s)aristida; three-awn; three awn; threeawn; three-awn grass; three awn grass; threeawn grass; threeawngrass; three-awned grass; triple-awned grass; triple-awned beard-grass; triple-awned beard grass; triple-awn grass; tripleawn grass; triple-awn beard grass; triple-awn; triple awn; tripleawn; tripled-awn; tripled awn; 3-awn; zacate tres barbas; tres barbas
Species common name(s)dichotomous thre-eawn; dichotomous three awn; dichotomous threeawn; church-mouse three-awn; church mouse three-awn; church mouse three awn; church-mouse threeawn; church mouse threeawn; churchmouse three-awn; churchmouse three awn; churchmouse threeawn; church-mouse poverty-grass; church-mouse poverty grass; church mouse poverty grass; Shinners's three-awn grass; Shinners's three-awned grass; Shinners's three awned grass; Shinners' three-awned grass; Shinners' three-awned grass; Shinners' three awned grass; Shinners's three-awned grass; Shinners three-awn grass; Shinners three-awned grass; Shinners three awned grass; Shinners three-awned grass
 
 
Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxafalse needle-grass, false needle grass, false needlegrass, needlegrass, needle-grass, needle grass, spider-grass, spider grass, spidergrass are applied to multiple Poaceae taxa; poverty-grass, poverty grass, povertygrass, wire grass, wire-grass, wiregrass are applied to taxa in multiple families
 
NotesShinner, Shinner's are errors
 
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