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 | Ericameria brachylepis |
group | Eudicots |
Family | Asteraceae |
Family common name(s) | composite; composita; comp; aster; asterwort; asterworts; sunflower; daisy; dandelion |
Genus common name(s) | ericameria; heath-goldenrod; heath goldenrod; heathgoldenrod |
Species common name(s) | boundary ericameria; boundary goldenbush; chaparral goldenbush; chaparral goldenweed; chaparral golden-weed; chaparral heath-goldenrod; chaparral heathgoldenrod; rayless turpentine-bush; rayless turpentine bush |
| | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | goldenweed, golden-weed, golden weed, goldenbush, golden-bush, goldenbush, yellowbrush, yellow-brush, yellow brush are applied to multiple Asteraceae taxa; turpentine-bush, turpentine bush, turpentine-brush are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| | Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Haplopappus propinquus S.F. Blake; Bigelovia brachylepis A. Gray |
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