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 squarrosus |
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) | squarrose cyperus; squarrose flat-sedge; squarrose flatsedge; squarrose umbrella-sedge; squarrose umbrella sedge; bearded flat-sedge; bearded flat sedge; bearded flatsedge; bearded nutgrass; beard flatsedge; awned cyperus; awned flat-sedge; awned flat sedge; awned flatsedge; awned umbrella-sedge; awned umbrella sedge; awned nut-sedge; awned nutsedge; awned nut-grass; awned sedge; awned galingale; incurved umbrella-sedge; incurved umbrella sedge; curve-tip flatsedge; dwarf odorous galingale |
| | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | ricefield flat-sedge, ricefield flat sedge, ricefield flatsedge, rice-field flatsedge, rice sedge, yellow cyperus are applied to multiple Cyperus taxa; dwarf 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 inflexus Muhl. |
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