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 | Danthonia decumbens |
| group | Monocots |
| Family | Poaceae |
| Family common name(s) | grass; true grass |
| Genus common name(s) | danthonia |
| Species common name(s) | decumbent danthonia; decumbent heath-grass; decumbent heath grass; decumbent heathgrass; common heath-grass; common heath grass; common heathgrass; mountain heath-grass; mountain heath grass; mountain heathgrass |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | oatgrass, oat-grass, oat grass, wild oat grass, wild oat-grass, wild oatgrass, wild oats grass are applied to multiple Poaceae taxa |
| | | | | Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Sieglingia decumbens (L.) Bernh. |
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