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 | Beckmannia syzigachne |
| group | Monocots |
| Family | Poaceae |
| Family common name(s) | grass; true grass |
| Genus common name(s) | beckmannia; Beckmann's grass |
| Species common name(s) | American beckmannia; American Beckmann's grass; American slough-grass; American slough grass; American sloughgrass; western slough-grass; western slough grass; western sloughgrass |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | wild timothy, timothy, sloughgrass, slough-grass, slough grass are applied to multiple Poaceae taxa |
| | | Notes | American is a proper name, so upper case preferable |
| Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | subsp. baicalensis (Kusn.) Hultén; Beckmannia eruciformis (L.) Host subsp. syzigachne (Steud.) Breitung |
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