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 pediculifera |
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) | Carrizo Mountain spurge; Carrizo Mountain sandmat; Carrizo Mtn sandmat; Carrizo spurge; louse spurge; louse broomspurge |
| | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | mountain spurge is applied to multiple Euphorbia 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 pediculifera (Engelm.) Rose & Standl. |
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