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 | Chaenactis fremontii |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Asteraceae |
| Family common name(s) | composite; composita; comp; aster; asterwort; asterworts; sunflower; daisy; dandelion |
| Genus common name(s) | chaenactis; pincushion-flower; pincushion flower; false-yarrow; false yarrow; falseyarrow; dusty-maiden; dusty maiden; dustymaiden; dusty-maidens; dusty maidens; dustymaidens; morning brides; morning-brides |
| Species common name(s) | Frémont's chaenactis; Frémont's pincushion; Frémont's pin-cushion; Frémont's pin cushion; Frémont's pincushion-flower; Frémont's pincushion flower; Frémont's dusty-maiden; Frémont's dusty maiden; Frémont's dustymaiden; Frémont's morning-bride; Frémont's morning bride; Frémont's morningbride; Fremont's chaenactis; Fremont's pincushion; Fremont's pin-cushion; Fremont's pin cushion; Fremont's pincushion-flower; Fremont's pincushion flower; Fremont's dusty-maiden; Fremont's dusty maiden; Fremont's dustymaiden; Fremont's morning-bride; Fremont's morning bride; Fremont's morningbride; Frémont chaenactis; Frémont pincushion; Frémont pin-cushion; Frémont pin cushion; Frémont pincushion-flower; Frémont pincushion flower; Frémont dusty-maiden; Frémont dusty maiden; Frémont dustymaiden; Frémont morning-bride; Frémont morning bride; Frémont morningbride; Fremont chaenactis; Fremont pincushion; Fremont pin-cushion; Fremont pin cushion; Fremont pincushion-flower; Fremont pincushion flower; Fremont dusty-maiden; Fremont dusty maiden; Fremont dustymaiden; Fremont morning-bride; Fremont morning bride; Fremont morningbride |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | desert chaenactis is applied to multiple Chaenactis taxa; desert pincushion, pincushion, pin-cushion, pin cushion, pincushions, pincushion-flower, pincushion flower are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| | | Notes | Frémont, Fremont are proper names, so upper case preferable; Frémonts, Fremonts, Fremon's are errors |
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