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 | Calycadenia truncata |
group | Eudicots |
Family | Asteraceae |
Family common name(s) | composite; composita; comp; aster; asterwort; asterworts; sunflower; daisy; dandelion |
Genus common name(s) | calycadenia; western rosinweed |
Species common name(s) | truncate calycadenia; truncate rosinweed; truncate rosin-weed; truncate rosin weed; Oregon western rosinweed; Oregon western rosin-weed; Oregon rosin-weed; smooth tackweed; smooth tackweed |
| | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | yellow rosinweed, rosin-weed, rosin weed, rosinweed, resin-weed, resin weed, resinweed, yellow rosinweed are applied to multiple Asteraceae taxa; tackweed, tack weed are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| Notes | Oregon is a proper name, so upper case preferable |
Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | subsp. scabrella (Drew) D.D. Keck; subsp. truncata |
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