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 | Cuscuta denticulata |
group | Eudicots |
Family | Convolvulaceae |
Family common name(s) | morning-glory; morning glory; morningglory; bindweed; bindweeds |
Genus common name(s) | cuscuta; dodder; witches' shoelaces; witch's hair; devil's-ringlet; hairweed; hellbine; hell-bind; hell bind |
Species common name(s) | small-tooth dodder; small tooth dodder; smalltooth dodder; sepal-toothed dodder; sepal-tooth dodder; hairstem dodder |
| | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | toothed dodder, desert dodder are applied to multiple Cuscuta taxa; golden thread, golden-thread, goldenthread, live-vine, angel's hair, devil's-hair, devil's hair, devils hair, devil's-gut, devil's gut, devil's-guts, devil's guts, devilgut, devilguts, witch's hair are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| | Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Cuscutaceae |
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