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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 tripartita |
| 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) | tripartite bur-marigold; tripartite bur marigold; trifid bur-marigold; trifid bur-marigold; trifid burr-marigold; trifid burr marigold; trifid beggar-ticks; three-parted beggar's-ticks; three-parted beggar's ticks; three-parted beggartick; three-lobed beggarticks; three-lobed beggar-ticks; three-lobed beggar's-ticks; three-lobed beggar's ticks; three lobed beggarticks; three-lobe beggar-ticks; three-lobe beggar's-ticks; three-lobe beggar's ticks; three-lobe beggarticks; threelobe beggarticks; threelobe tickseed; three-fingered beggarticks; three-fingered beggar-ticks; three-finger beggarticks; bur beggarticks; European bur-marigold; European bur marigold; European beggarticks; European beggar-ticks; leafy-bracted tickseed; leafy bracted tickseed; leafy-bract tickseed |
| Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | water-agrimony, water agrimony, swamp beggar-ticks, swamp beggarticks, swamp beggars' ticks, leafy-bracted beggar-ticks, leafy-bract beggarticks, leafybract beggarticks are applied to multiple Bidens taxa; Spanish-needles, Spanish needles, Spanish-needle, Spanish needle, tickseed sunflower 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, tickseed, tick-seed, tick seed, water-hemp, water hemp, Mary's gold are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| Notes | European is a proper name, so upper case preferable |
