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 melanadenia |
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) | red-gland spurge; red gland spurge; redgland spurge; red-gland sandmat; red gland sandmat |
| | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | rattlesnake spurge is applied to multiple Euphorbiaceae taxa; 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 sandmat, squaw sand-mat, squaw sand mat, squaw spurge, squaw broomspurge |
| Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Chamaesyce melanadenia (Torr.) Millsp. |
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