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 nutans |
| 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) | eyebane euphorbia; eyebane spurge; eyebane broom spurge; eyebane broomspurge; upright blotched spurge; small spurge; stubble spurge |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | spotted sandmat, spotted spurge are more commonly applied to Chamaesyce maculata; eyebane, large spotted spurge, upright spotted spurge, nodding spurge are applied to multiple Chamaesyce taxa; large spurge is applied to multiple Euphorbiaceae taxa; sand-mat, sandmat, sand mat, carpet-weed, carpetweed, carpet weed are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| | | | | Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Chamaesyce nutans (Lag.) Small |
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