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 | Dactylis glomerata |
| group | Monocots |
| Family | Poaceae |
| Family common name(s) | grass; true grass |
| Genus common name(s) | orchardgrass; orchard-grass; orchard grass |
| Species common name(s) | orchard-grass; orchard grass; orchardgrass; common orchard-grass; common orchard grass; common orchardgrass; introduced orchard-grass; introduced orchard grass; introduced orchardgrass; cock's-foot orchard-grass; cock's foot orchard grass; cock's-foot orchardgrass; cocks-foot orchard-grass; cocks-foot orchard grass; cocksfoot orchardgrass; orchard cock's-foot grass; orchard cocksfoot; orchard cocksfoot=grass; orchard cocksfoot grass; rough cock's-foot; rough cock's foot; rough cock's-foot grass; rough cock's-foot-grass; rough cock's foot grass; rough cocks-foot grass; rough-cocks-foot-grass; rough cocksfoot; rough cocksfoot-grass; rough cocksfoot grass; catsgrass |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | cocksfoot-grass, cocksfoot grass, cock's-foot grass, cock's-foot-grass, cocks' foot grass, cock's-foot, cock's foot, cocksfoot, hard grass, hard-grass, rough grass, rough-grass, roughgrass, barnyard grass, barnyard-grass, barn-yard grass, barn yard grass are applied to multiple Poaceae taxa; cockspur grass, cockspur are more commonly applied to Echinochloa; dew-grass, dew grass, duck grass, duck-grass are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| | | | | Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | subsp. glomerata |
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