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 | Eragrostis cilianensis |
| group | Monocots |
| Family | Poaceae |
| Family common name(s) | grass; true grass |
| Genus common name(s) | eragrostis; love-grass; love grass; lovegrass; candy grass; candy-grass; candygrass |
| Species common name(s) | strongly scented eragrostis; strongly scented love-grass; strongly scented love grass; strong-scented eragrostis; strong scented eragrostis; stinking eragrostis; stinking love-grass; stinking love grass; stinking lovegrass; stink eragrostis; stink love-grass; stink love grass; stink lovegrass; skunk love grass; gray love-grass; gray love grass; gray lovegrass; grey love-grass; grey love grass; grey lovegrass; greater love-grass; Ciliani eragrostis; Ciliani love-grass; ciliate lovegrass |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | annual lovegrass, pungent meadow grass, strong-scented love-grass, strong-scented love grass, strong-scented lovegrass, strongscented lovegrass, spreading lovegrass, spreading love grass are applied to multiple Eragrostis taxa; stick grass, stick-grass, stickgrass, stinkgrass, stink-grass, stink grass, stinking grass, stinking-grass, skunk-grass, skunk grass, snake grass, meadow grass, meadow-grass, meadowgrass, ticklegrass, tickle-grass, tickle grass are applied to multiple Poaceae taxa |
| | | | | Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Eragrostis megastachya (Koeler) Link |
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