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 | Dasyochloa pulchella |
| group | Monocots |
| Family | Poaceae |
| Family common name(s) | grass; true grass |
| Genus common name(s) | dasyochloa |
| Species common name(s) | desert fluff-grass; desert fluf grass; desert fluffgrass; false fluff-grass; false fluff grass; false; low fluf-fgrass; low fluff grass; low fluffgrass; low triodia; low woolly-grass; low woolly grass; low woollygrass; low wooly-grass; low wooly grass; low woolygrass |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | fluffgrass, fluff-grass, fluff grass are applied to multiple Poaceae taxa; woolgrass, woolly grass, wooly grass, woollygrass, woolygrass are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| | | | | Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Erioneuron pulchellum (Kunth) Tateoka; Tridens pulchellus (Kunth) Hitchc. |
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