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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 | Glyceria elata |
| group | Monocots |
| Family | Poaceae |
| Family common name(s) | grass; true grass |
| Genus common name(s) | glyceria; mana grass |
| Species common name(s) | western tall manna-grass; western tall manna grass; western tall mannagrass; western fowl manna-grass; western fowl manna grass; western fowl mannagrass |
| Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | tall mannagrass, tall manna-grass, tall manna grass, fowl mannagrass, fowl manna-grass, fowl manna grass, common mannagrass, common manna-grass, common manna grass are applied to multiple Glyceria taxa; manna grass, manna-grass, manna grass, weak mannagrass, weak manna grass are applied to multiple Poaceae taxa; sweetgrass, sweet-grass, sweet grass are applied to taxa in multiple families |
