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 howelliana |
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) | Boggs Lake dodder; Bogg's Lake dodder; Howell's cuscuta; Howell's dodder; Howell cuscuta; Howell dodder; vernal pool dodder |
| | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple 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 |
| Notes | Boggs Lake, Bogg's Lake are proper names, so upper case preferable; both spellings apparently are used for the site |
Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Cuscutaceae |
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