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 inermis |
| 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) | awnless brome; awnless brome-grass; awnless brome grass; awnless bromegrass; unarmed brome-grass; unarmed brome grass; Hungarian chess; Hungarian fodder grass; Austrian brome; Austrian brome grass; Austrian brome hay; orchard meadow brome; orchard meadow brome grass |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | common brome, common brome-grass, common brome grass, common bromegrass, smooth chess, smooth brome, smooth brome-grass, smooth brome grass, smooth bromegrass, meadow brome, meadow brome-grass, meadow brome grass, meadow bromegrass, Hungarian brome, Hungarian brome-grass, Hungarian brome grass, Hungarian bromegrass, Russian brome, Russian brome grass; Russian bromegrass, cheatgrass, cheat-grass, cheat grass, cheat are applied to multiple Bromus taxa |
| | | | | Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | subsp. inermis |
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