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 | Atriplex confertifolia |
group | Eudicots |
Family | Chenopodiaceae |
Family common name(s) | chenopod; chenopode; goosefoot; pigweed; pigweeds |
Genus common name(s) | atriplex; orach; orache; salt-sage; salt sage; saltsage; salty sage |
Species common name(s) | spiny shadscale; shadscale saltbush; shad-scale saltbush; shad scale saltbush; spiny salt-sage; spiny salt sage; sheep-fat shad-scale; sheep fat shad-scale; sheep fat shad scale; sheepfat shadscale; sheepfat; sheep-fat; sheep fat |
| | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | shadscale, shad-scale, shad scale, desert saltbush, spiny saltbush, round-leaf saltbush, roundleaf saltbush, buckwheat sage are applied to multiple Atriplex taxa; shadscale, shad-scale, shad scale, shadescale are applied to multiple Atriplex taxa; hopsage, hop-sage, hop sage, spiny saltbush, spiney saltbush are applied to multiple Chenopodiaceae taxa; goose-weed, goose-weeds, saltbush, salt-bush, salt bush, salt-sage, salt sage, sagebrush, sage-brush, sage brush are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| | Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Amaranthaceae; Obione confertifolia Torr. & Frém. |
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