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 (paintere@west.net).
Taxon | Cuscuta salina |
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) | salt dodder; salty dodder; salt-marsh dodder; saltmarsh dodder; salt marsh dodder; marsh dodder; alkali dodder |
| | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | gold thread, gold-thread, goldthread, golden thread, golden-thread, goldenthread, love-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 are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| | Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Cuscutaceae; var. salina |
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