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 duriuscula |
| 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) | spikerush sedge; spikelet-rush sedge; spikeletrush sedge; involute-leaved sedge; involute-leaf sedge; needle-leaved sedge; needle-leaf sedge; needle leaf sedge; needleleaf sedge; low sedge |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | spike-rush sedge, narrow-leaved sedge, narrow leaved sedge, narrow sedge, three-leaf sedge are applied to multiple Carex taxa; thread-leaved sedge, thread leaved sedge are more commonly applied to Carex filifolia; 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 |
| | | Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Carex eleocharis L. Bailey |
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