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 | Bromus porteri |
| group | Monocots |
| Family | Poaceae |
| Family common name(s) | grass; true grass |
| Genus common name(s) | bromus; brome; brome-grass; brome grass; bromegrass; bromo; chess; chess-grass; chess grass; chessgrass |
| Species common name(s) | Porter's brome; Porter's brome-grass; Porter's brome grass; Porter's bromegrass; Porter's chess; Porter brome; Porter brome-grass; Porter brome grass; Porter bromegrass; Porter chess; silky chess |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | nodding brome, nodding brome-grass, nodding brome grass, nodding bromegrass, wild chess, annual brome, annual brome-grass, annual brome grass, annual bromegrass applied to multiple Bromus taxa |
| | | Notes | Porter is a proper name, so upper case preferable |
| Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Bromus anomalus Rupr. ex E. Fourn., misapplied |
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