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 | Chaetadelpha wheeleri |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Asteraceae |
| Family common name(s) | composite; composita; comp; aster; asterwort; asterworts; sunflower; daisy; dandelion |
| Genus common name(s) | chaetadelpha |
| Species common name(s) | Wheeler's chaetadelpha; Wheeler's wire-lettuce; Wheeler's wirelettuce; Wheeler's skeletonweed; Wheeler's skeleton-weed; Wheeler's dune-broom; Wheeler's dune broom; Wheeler's dunebroom; Wheeler chaetadelpha; Wheeler wire-lettuce; Wheeler wirelettuce; Wheeler skeletonweed; Wheeler skeleton-weed; Wheeler dune-broom; Wheeler dune broom; Wheeler dunebroom |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | skeleton-weed, skeleton weed, skeletonweed, dune-broom, dune broom, dunebroom are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| | | Notes | Wheeler is a proper name, so upper case preferable; Wheelers is an error |
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