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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 vulgata |
| 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) | tall bidens; tall beggar's-ticks; tall beggar's ticks; tall beggars-ticks; tall beggars ticks; tall beggarsticks; tall beggar-ticks; tall beggar ticks; tall beggarticks; big devil's beggar-ticks; big devil's beggar ticks; big devil's-beggarticks; big devil's beggarticks; big devil's-beggartick; big devil's beggartick; big devils-beggartick; big devils beggar tick; western beggars-tick; western beggars tick; western beggar's-tick; western beggar's tick |
| Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | water-agrimony, water agrimony, common beggar's ticks, common beggar's-ticks, common beggarsticks, common beggar-ticks, tall burr-marigold, tall burr marigold, tall bur-marigold, tall bur marigold 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, western sticktight, western stick-tight, sticktight, stick-tight, stick tight, sticktights, stick-tights, stick tights, tickseed, tick-seed, tick seed, Mary's gold are applied to taxa in multiple families |
