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 | Dodecahema leptoceras |
group | Eudicots |
Family | Polygonaceae |
Family common name(s) | buckwheat; smartweed; knotweed |
Genus common name(s) | dodecahema |
Species common name(s) | slender-horned dodecahema; slender-horned centrostegia; slender-horned chorizanthe; slender-horned spinyherb; slender-horned spineflower; slender horned spineflower; slender-horned spine-flower; slender-horn spinyherb; slenderhorn spinyherb; slender-horn spineflower; slenderhorn spineflower |
| | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | spiny-herb, spiny herb, spinyherb, spineflower, spine-flower, spine flower are applied to multiple Polygonaceae taxa |
| | Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Centrostegia leptoceras A. Gray; Chorizanthe leptoceras (A. Gray) S. Watson |
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