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 | Elymus arizonicus |
group | Monocots |
Family | Poaceae |
Family common name(s) | grass; true grass |
Genus common name(s) | elymus; buffalo rye; long-awned wild rye; long-awn wild rye |
Species common name(s) | Arizona wheatgrass; Arizona wheat-grass; Arizona wheat grass; Arizona rye-grass; Arizona rye grass; Arizona ryegrass; Arizona wild-rye; Arizona wild rye; Arizona wildrye |
| | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | wildrye, wild-rye, wild rye, wild rye grass, rye grass, wheatgrass, wheat-grass, wheat grass, lyme grass, lyme-grass, lymegrass, squirreltail, squirrel-tail, squirrel tail, squirreltail grass, squirrel-tail grass, squirrel tail grass, bottle-brush grass, bottlebrush grass, bottlebrushgrass are applied to multiple Poaceae taxa |
| | Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Agropyron arizonicum Scribn. & J.G. Sm.; Elytrigia arizonica (Scribn. & J.G. Sm.) D.R. Dewey; Pseudoroegneria arizonica (Scribn. & J.G. Sm.) Á. L√∂ve |
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