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 curvula |
| 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) | weeping love-grass; weeping love grass; weeping lovegrass; Boer love-grass; Boer love grass; Boer lovegrass; Ermelo love-grass; Ermelo love grass; Ermelo lovegrass; curved love-grass; curved love grass; curved lovegrass |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | African lovegrass, African love-grass, African love grass, South African lovegrass, South African love grass, blue lovegrass, blue love grass are applied to multiple Eragrostis taxa; stinkgrass, stink-grass, stink grass are applied to multiple Poaceae taxa; wire grass, wire-grass, wiregrass are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| | | Notes | African, Boer are proper names, so upper case preferable |
| Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | var. curvula |
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