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 | Euphorbia albomarginata |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Euphorbiaceae |
| Family common name(s) | euphorb; spurge; spurges |
| Genus common name(s) | euphorbia; spurge; wolf's-milk; wolf's milk; wolfs-milk; wolfs milk; wolfsmilk; wolf-milk; wolf milk; wolfmilk |
| Species common name(s) | white-margined euphorbia; white margined euphorbia; white-margined spurge; white margined spurge; white-margin euphorbia; white margin euphorbia; whitemargin euphorbia; white-margin spurge; white margin spurge; white-margin broomspurge; white-margin sand-mat; white-margin sandmat; whitemargin spurge; whitemargin eupatorium; whitemargin sandmat; rattlesnake sandmat |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | rattlesnake spurge is applied to multiple Euphorbiaceae taxa; rattlesnake-weed, rattlesnake weed, sand-mat, sandmat, sand mat, carpet-weed, carpetweed, carpet weed are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| Common name(s), rejected | not recommended (possibly pejorative or derogatory): squaw-weed, squaw weed |
| | | Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Chamaesyce albomarginata (Torr. & A. Gray) Small |
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