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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).
| Taxon | Erigeron glaucus |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Asteraceae |
| Family common name(s) | composite; composita; comp; aster; asterwort; asterworts; sunflower; daisy; dandelion |
| Genus common name(s) | erigeron; daisy-fleabane; daisy fleabane; daisyfleabane; fleabane-daisy; fleabane daisy; flea-bane daisy; fleabanedaisy; fleabane-aster; fleabane aster; midsummer-aster; midsummer aster |
| Species common name(s) | California seaside daisy; glaucous seaside daisy; seaside fleabane-daisy; seaside fleabane daisy; seaside fleabane; beach fleabane |
| Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | seaside daisy is applied to multiple Erigeron taxa; fleabane, flea-bane, flea bane, beach daisy, beach aster, beach-aster, midsummer daisy, mid-summer daisy, midsummer-daisy are applied to multiple Asteraceae taxa; common sandaster, common sand-aster, common sand aster are more commonly applied to Corethrogyne filaginifolia; flea-wort, fleawort, flea wort are applied to taxa in multiple families |
