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 glyptosperma |
| 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) | ridge-seeded spurge; ridge seeded spurge; ridge-seeded milk-purslane; ridge-seed euphorbia; ridgeseed euphorbia; ridge-seed spurge; ridgeseed spurge; ridge-seed mat-spurge; rib-seeded spurge; rib-seed spurge; rib seed spurge; ribseed spurge; rib-seed sandmat; rib seed sandmat; ribseed sandma; ribbed sandmatt; corrugate-seeded spurge; corrugate seeded spurge; corrugate-seed spurge; corrugate-seed broomspurge; smooth creeping spurge; bus-stop spurge; engraved spurge; engraver's spurge |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | slender spurge, mat-spurge, mat spurge are applied to multiple Euphorbiaceae taxa; sand-mat, sandmat, sand mat, carpet-weed, carpetweed, carpet weed, purslane are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| | | | | Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Chamaesyce glyptosperma (Engelm.) Small |
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