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 | Eclipta prostrata |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Asteraceae |
| Family common name(s) | composite; composita; comp; aster; asterwort; asterworts; sunflower; daisy; dandelion |
| Genus common name(s) | eclipta |
| Species common name(s) | prostrate eclipta; trailing eclipta; white eclipta; American false-daisy; American false daisy; prostrate false-daisy; prostrate false daisy; false-daisy; false daisy; yerba-de-tajo; yerba de tajo; yerbadetajo; yerba-de-tago; yerba de tago |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | swamp-daisy, swamp daisy are applied to multiple Asteraceae taxa; common sandaster, common sand-aster, common sand aster are more commonly applied to Corethrogyne filaginifolia |
| | | Notes | American is a proper name, so upper case preferable; tago may be an error |
| Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Eclipta alba (L.) Hassk. |
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