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 | Carex amplifolia |
| group | Monocots |
| Family | Cyperaceae |
| Family common name(s) | sedge; sedges; bulrush |
| Genus common name(s) | carex; sedge; sedge-grass; sedge grass; sedgegrass; shere-grass; shere grass |
| Species common name(s) | ample-leaved sedge; ample leaved sedge; ample-leafed sedge; ample-leaf sedge; big-leaved sedge; big leaved sedge; big-leafed sedge; big-leaf sedge; big leaf sedge; bigleaf sedge |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | wide-leaved sedge, wideleaved sedge are applied to multiple Carex taxa; sword-grass, sword grass, sedge grass are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| Common name(s), rejected | not recommended (pejorative or derogatory): nigger-wool, nigger wool, niggerwool |
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