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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 fluitans |
| group | Monocots |
| Family | Poaceae |
| Family common name(s) | grass; true grass |
| Genus common name(s) | glyceria; mana grass |
| Species common name(s) | water manna-grass; water manna grass; water mannagrass; floating meadow-grass; floating meadow grass; floating sweet-grass; floating sweet grass; floating sweetgrass; manna croup grass; common flote-grass; common flote grass |
| Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | float grass, float-grass, floatgrass, flote grass, flote-grass, floating manna-grass, floating manna grass, common manna-grass, common manna grass are applied to multiple Glyceria taxa are applied to multiple Glyceria taxa; manna grass, manna-grass, manna grass, meadow grass, meadow-grass, meadowgrass, water fescue are applied to multiple Poaceae taxa; sweetgrass, sweet-grass, sweet grass are applied to taxa in multiple families |
