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 | Erigeron bonariensis |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Asteraceae |
| Family common name(s) | composite; composita; comp; aster; asterwort; asterworts; sunflower; daisy; dandelion |
| Genus common name(s) | erigeron; daisy-fleabane; daisy fleabane; daisyfleabane; fleabane-daisy; fleabane daisy; flea-bane daisy; fleabanedaisy; fleabane-aster; fleabane aster; midsummer-aster; midsummer aster |
| Species common name(s) | Buenos Aires conyza; Buenos Aires asthmaweed; Buenos Aires horseweed; Buenos Aires fleabane; bonar horseweed; Bonaire horseweed; Argentine fleabane; Argentine asthmaweed; Argentinian asthmaweed; South American conyza; South American horseweed; South American asthmaweed; flax-leaved fleabane; flax leaved fleabane; flaxleaved fleabane; flax-leaved horseweed; flaxleaved horseweed; flax-leaved asthma weed; flaxleaved asthma weed; flax-leaf fleabane; flaxleaf fleabane; flax leaf fleabane; wavy-leaved fleabane; wavy-leaf fleabane; wavy leaf fleabane |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | hairy horseweed, hairy horse-weed, rough conyza, yerba carnicera, little horseweed, small horseweed, large horseweed, purple horseweed are applied to multiple Conyza taxa; fleabane, flea-bane, flea bane, tall fleabane, hairy fleabane, butterweed, butter-weed, butter weed, ploughman's-wort, plowman's wort, plowmanwort, narrow-leaved fleabane are applied to multiple Asteraceae taxa; horse weed, horse-weed, horseweed, flea-wort, fleawort, flea wort, asthmaweed, asthma-weed, asthma weed are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| | | Notes | Buenos Aires, Argentine, South American are proper names, so upper case preferable |
| Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Conyza bonariensis (L.) Cronquist |
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