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 nummularia |
| 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) | old-man atriplex; old man atriplex; old-man saltbush; old man saltbush; oldman saltbush; old-man salt-bush; old man salt bush; bluegreen saltbush; bluff saltbush; giant saltbush; round-leaved saltbush; round leaved saltbush; round-leafed saltbush; round leafed saltbush |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | saltbush, salt-bush, salt bush, round-leaf saltbush, roundleaf saltbush, goose-weed, goose-weeds, sagebrush, sage-brush, sage brush are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| | | | | Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Amaranthaceae; Atriplex johnstonii C.B. Wolf |
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