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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 | Aristida divaricata |
| group | Monocots |
| Family | Poaceae |
| 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) | divaricate aristida; poverty three-awn; poverty three awn; poverty threeawn; poverty three-awn grass; poverty threeawn grass; spreading triple-awned grass; spreading triple-awn grass |
| Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | spreading threeawn, spreading three-awn, spreading three-awn grass, poverty three-awn are applied to multiple Aristida taxa; false 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 |
