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 discoidea |
| 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) | discoid goldenbush; discoid goldenweed; discoid gumweed; discoid macronema; white-stemmed goldenbush; white-stem goldenbush; whitestem goldenbush; white-stem heath-goldenrod; whitestem heathgoldenrod; sharp-scaled goldenweed; sharp-scale goldenweed; cobwebby goldenbush; macronema goldenbush; rayless goldenbush |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | California heath-goldenrod, California heathgoldenrod are applied to multiple Ericameria taxa; goldenweed, golden-weed, golden weed, goldenbush, golden-bush, goldenbush, yellowbrush, yellow-brush, yellow brush are applied to multiple Asteraceae taxa |
| | | | | Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Haplopappus macronema A. Gray |
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