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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).





TaxonFestuca elmeri
groupMonocots
FamilyPoaceae
Family common name(s)grass; true grass
Genus common name(s)fescue; fescue-grass; fescue grass; fescuegrass; festuce
Species common name(s)Elmer's fescue; Elmer fescue
 
 
Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxacoast fescue, coast range fescue, coastrange fescue, coast range fescue-grass, woodland fescue are applied to multiple Poaceae taxa; rescue-grass, rescue grass are applied to multiple Poaceae taxa
 
NotesElmer is a proper name, so upper case preferable; Elmers is an error
Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etcsubsp. luxurians Piper; Festuca howellii Hack. ex Beal, nom. rej.
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