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 | Chenopodium macrospermum |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Chenopodiaceae |
| Family common name(s) | chenopod; chenopode; goosefoot; pigweed; pigweeds |
| Genus common name(s) | chenopodium; chenopod; chenopody; goosefoot; goose-foot; goose foot |
| Species common name(s) | large-seed goosefoot; large seed goosefoot; largeseed goosefoot |
| | | Common name(s) specific to synonym; taxon noted in brackets | salt-loving goosefoot [var. halophilum]; saltloving goosefoot [var. halophilum]; coast goosefoot [var. halophilum]; lagoon-shore goosefoot [var. halophilum] |
| Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | large-seeded goosefoot is applied to multiple Chenopodium taxa; coastal goosefoot, lamb's-quarters, lamb's quarters, lambsquarters, lamb's-quarter, lambsquarter, lambs' quarter, sowbank are applied to multiple Chenopodiaceae taxa; pigweed, pig-weed, pig weed, blite, Mexican-tea, Mexican tea, Spanish-tea, Spanish tea are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| | | | | Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Amaranthaceae; var. halophilum (Phil.) Standl.; var. farinosum (S. Watson) J.T. Howell |
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