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 watsonii |
| 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) | Watson's orach; Watson's saltbush; Watson's salt scale; Watson's matscale; Watson orach; Watson saltbush; Watson salt scale; Watson matscale; matscale; mat-scale; mat scale |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | coast saltbush is applied to multiple Atriplex taxa; saltbush, salt-bush, salt bush, goose-weed, goose-weeds, sagebrush, sage-brush, sage brush are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| | | Notes | Watson is a proper name, so upper case preferable; Watsons is an error |
| Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Amaranthaceae; Atriplex decumbens S. Watson |
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