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 longii |
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) | Long's sedge; Long sedge; round-shouldered oval sedge; green-and-white sedge; green and white sedge |
| | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | greenish-white sedge, greenish white sedge, green-white sedge, greenwhite sedge, yellow-white sedge are more commonly applied to Carex albolutescens; 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 |
Notes | Long is a proper name, so upper case preferable; Longs is an error |
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