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 | Deschampsia danthonioides |
group | Monocots |
Family | Poaceae |
Family common name(s) | grass; true grass |
Genus common name(s) | deschampsia; descampsia grass |
Species common name(s) | annual deschampsia; vernal pool deschampsia; vernal pool hair-grass; vernal pool hairgrass; annual wetland hairgrass |
| | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | annual hairgrass, annual hair-grass, annual hair grass, tussock-grass, tussock grass, tussockgrass applied to multiple Poaceae taxa; hairgrass, hair-grass, hair grass applied to taxa in multiple families |
| | Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Aira danthonioides Trin. |
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