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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).





TaxonCarex nudata
groupMonocots
FamilyCyperaceae
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)naked sedge; torrent sedge; California black-flowering sedge; California black flowering sedge; California black-flower sedge; California black flower sedge
 
 
Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxablack-flowering sedge, black flowering sedge, black flower sedge, round-fruited sedge, round fruited sedge, round-fruit sedge, round fruit sedge, roundfruit sedge, Dudley's sedge, Dudley sedge, Hall's sedge, Hall sedge are applied to multiple Carex taxa; sword-grass, sword grass, sedge grass are applied to taxa in multiple families
Common name(s), rejectednot recommended (pejorative or derogatory): nigger-wool, nigger wool, niggerwool
 
Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etcCarex suborbiculata Mack.
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