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 odoratus |
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) | fragrant cyperus; fragrant flat-sedge; fragrant flat sedge; fragrant flatsedge; fragrant umbrella-sedge; fragrant umbrella sedge; fragrant galingale; scented flatsedge; odorous flatsedge; rusty cyperus; rusty flat-sedge; rusty flat sedge; rusty flatsedge; rusty-flatsedge; rusty umbrella-sedge; false rusty flat-sedge; false rusty flat sedge; long-spike flatsedge; longspike flatsedge |
| | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | slender flat-sedge, slender flat sedge, slender flatsedge, coarse cyperus, sweet galingale are applied to multiple Cyperus taxa; salt-marsh flat-sedge, salt-marsh flat sedge, salt marsh flat sedge, saltmarsh flatsedge, saltmarsh-flatsedge, 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 are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| | Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Cyperus erax Richard |
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