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 | Cyperus niger |
group | Monocots |
Family | Cyperaceae |
Family common name(s) | sedge; sedges; bulrush |
Genus common name(s) | cyperus; cypress-grass; cypress grass; flat-sedge; flat sedge; flatsedge |
Species common name(s) | black flat-sedge; black flat sedge; black flatsedge; black umbrella-sedge; black umbrella sedge; black nutsedge; black-flowered cyperus |
| | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | brown cyperus, brown umbrella-sedge, brown umbrella sedge, black cyperus are applied to multiple Cyperus taxa; black sedge, black-sedge, black sedge, nut-sedge, nut sedge, nutsedge, umbrella sedge, umbrella-sedge, umbrellasedge are applied to multiple Cyperaceae taxa; umbrella-plant, umbrella plant, umbrellaplant, umbrella-grass, umbrella grass, nut grass, nut-grass, nutgrass, galingale are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| | Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Cyperus melanostachyus Kunth |
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