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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 | Bidens pilosa |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Asteraceae |
| Family common name(s) | composite; composita; comp; aster; asterwort; asterworts; sunflower; daisy; dandelion |
| Genus common name(s) | bidens; bur-marigold; bur marigold; burmarigold; burr-marigold; burr marigold; burrmarigold; bur-marygold; bur marygold; burmarygold; burr-marygold; burr marygold; burrmarygold; water-hemp agrimony; water hemp agrimony; water-agrimony; water agrimony; bootjacks; pitch-forks; pitch forks; pitchforks; boot-jacks; boot jacks; bootjacks |
| Species common name(s) | pilose beggar-ticks; hairy beggarticks; hairy beggar-ticks; hairy beggarsticks; hairy beggar's-ticks; hairy beggar's ticks; hairy beggar's tick; hairy bur-marigold; hairy bur marigold; white beggar-ticks; broom stick; broom stuff; farmer's friend |
| Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | common beggar's-ticks, common beggarsticks, common beggar-ticks are applied to multiple Bidens taxa; Spanish-needles, Spanish needles, Spanish-needle, Spanish needle, cobblers' pegs, cobbler's pegs, cobbler's peg, tickseed sunflower, rosilla are applied to multiple Asteraceae taxa; beggar's-lice, beggar's lice, beggars lice, beggars-lice, beggar-lice, beggarlice, beggarticks, beggar's-ticks, beggar's ticks, beggars' ticks, beggars-ticks, beggar ticks, beggar-ticks, beggarticks, sticktight, stick-tight, stick tight, sticktights, stick-tights, stick tights, tickseed, tick-seed, tick seed, Mary's gold, amor seco are applied to taxa in multiple families; shepherd's needle, shepherd's-needle, shepherds needle, shepherdsneedle are more commonly applied to Scandix pecten-veneris |
