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 (paintere@west.net).
| Taxon | Brachypodium distachyon |
| group | Monocots |
| Family | Poaceae |
| Family common name(s) | grass; true grass |
| Genus common name(s) | brachypodium; false-brome; false brome; falsebrome; false-brome grass; false brome-grass; false brome grass; false bromegrass |
| Species common name(s) | purple false-brome; purple false brome; purple falsebrome; stiff false brome; annual false-brome; annual false brome; annual falsebrome; silica grass |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | stiff brome, stiff-brome, purple brome, purple brome, purple brome, purple brome grass are applied to multiple Poaceae taxa |
| | | Notes | purplefalse is probably an error |
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