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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).
| Taxon | Chloris virgata |
| group | Monocots |
| Family | Poaceae |
| Family common name(s) | grass; true grass |
| Genus common name(s) | chloris |
| Species common name(s) | feather finger-grass; feather finger grass; feather fingergrass; feather finger; featherfinger; feather windmill-grass; feather windmill grass; feather windmillgrass; feather-top chloris; feathertop chloris; feather-top Rhodes-grass; feather-top Rhodes grass; feathertop Rhode-grass; feathertop Rhodes grass; feathertop Rhodesgrass; feathery Rhodes-grass; feathery Rhodes grass; feathered chloris; silky chloris; silky fingergrass; showy chloris; showy windmill-grass; showy windmill grass; showy windmillgrass; oldland grass; woolly-top Rhodes-grass; woolly-top Rhodes grass; five-finger windmill-grass; five-finger windmillgrass; zacate de cinco dedos; zacate pluma |
| Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | fingergrass, finger-grass, finger grass, windmill-grass, windmill grass, windmillgrass, feathertop, feather-top, feather top are applied to multiple Poaceae taxa; sweetgrass, sweet-grass, sweet grass; umbrella-grass, umbrella grass, star-grass, star grass, stargrass are applied to taxa in multiple families |
