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 | Bouteloua curtipendula |
| group | Monocots |
| Family | Poaceae |
| Family common name(s) | grass; true grass |
| Genus common name(s) | bouteloua; grama; grama-grass; grama grass; gramagrass; gramma; gramma-grass; gramma grass; grammagrass |
| Species common name(s) | side-oats grama; side oats grama; sideoats grama; side-oats grama-grass; side-oats grama grass; side oats grama grass; sideoats gramagrass; side-oats gramma; side-oats gramma-grass; side-oats gramma grass; side oats gramma grass; side oats grammagrass; sideoats gramma-grass; side-oat grama; side oat grama; sideoat grama; side-oat gramma; side-oats gramina; sideoat gramma; side-oats mesquite-grass; side-oats mesquite grass; side-oats grass; side oats grass; sideoats grass; side-oat grass; side oat grass; side-oats; side oats; sideoats; prairie oats; racemed bouteloua; racemed atheropogon; tall grama-grass; tall grama grass; tall gramma grass; tall gramma-grass; tall grama oats; tall mesquite grass; fall grama grass; fall gramma grass; wiry grama; hairy muskit |
| | | Common name(s) specific to synonym; taxon noted in brackets | caespitose side oats grama [var. caespitosa]; cespitose side oats grama [var. caespitosa]; bunching side oats grama [var. caespitosa] |
| Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | tall grama, hairy mesquite grass, hairy-mesquite grass are applied to multiple Bouteloua taxa; side oat, muskit grass, mesquite grass, mesquite-grass, mesquit-grass, mesquit grass, mezquite grass, mezquite-grass, mezquit-grass, muskeet grass, muskeet-grass, musquit grass, musquit-grass, prairie grama are applied to multiple Poaceae taxa; tall mesquite is applied to taxa in multiple families |
| | | Notes | side-oat's is an error |
| Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | var. caespitosa Gould & Kapadia; var. curtipendula |
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