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 jepsonii |
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) | Jepson's dodder; Jepson 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, devil's hair, devils hair, devil's-gut, devil's gut, devil's-guts, devil's guts, devilgut, devilguts are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| Notes | Jepson is a proper name, so upper case preferable; Jepsons is an error |
Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Cuscutaceae |
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