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 japonicus |
| 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) | Japanese cheat; Japanese cheat-grass; Japanese cheat- grass; Japanese cheatgrass; Japanese chess; Japanese brome; Japanese brome-grass; Japanese brome grass; Japanese bromegrass; Japan brome-grass; Japan brome grass; Japan bromegrass; Thunberg's brome; spreading brome; spreading brome-grass; spreading brome grass; meadow chess |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | downy-sheathed cheat, downy sheathed cheat, hairy chess, meadow brome, meadow brome-grass, meadow brome grass, meadow bromegrass, European brome, nodding brome, nodding brome-grass, nodding brome grass, nodding bromegrass, annual brome, annual brome-grass, annual brome grass, annual bromegrass, weedy brome, weedy brome grass, weedy bromegrass, field brome, field brome-grass, field brome grass, field bromegrass, cheatgrass, cheat-grass, cheat grass, cheat are applied to multiple Bromus taxa |
| Common name(s), rejected | not recommended (possibly pejorative or derogatory) Jap chess |
| Notes | Japanese, Thunberg are proper names, so upper case preferable |
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