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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).




TaxonBrickellia greenei
groupEudicots
FamilyAsteraceae
Family common name(s)composite; composita; comp; aster; asterwort; asterworts; sunflower; daisy; dandelion
Genus common name(s)brickellia; Brickellbush; Brickell-bush; Brickell bush; brickellbush; brickell-bush; brickell bush; brickelbush; brickel-bush; brickel bush; bricklebush; prodigiosa
Species common name(s)Greene's brickellia; Greene's brickellbush; Greene's brickelbush; Greene's tasselflower; Greene's tassel-flower; Greene's tassel flower; Greene's thoroughwort; Greene brickellia; Greene brickellbush; Greene brickellbush; Greene tasselflower; Greene tassel-flower; Greene tassel flower; Greene thoroughwort; mountain brickellia
 
 
Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxamountain brickellbush, mountain brickell-bush are applied to multiple Brickellia taxa
 
NotesGreene is a proper name, so upper case preferable; Greenes, Green, Greens, Green's are errors
Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etcColeosanthus greenei (A. Gray) Kuntze
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