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 | Heteropogon contortus |
| group | Monocots |
| Family | Poaceae |
| Family common name(s) | grass; true grass |
| Genus common name(s) | tanglehead; tanglehead grass |
| Species common name(s) | contorted tangle-head; contorted tanglehead; twisted tangle-head; twisted tangle head; twisted tanglehead; twisted beard-grass; twisted beard grass; tangle-head; tangle head; tanglehead; tangle-head grass; tangle head grass; tanglehead grass; tangel-head; tangel head; tangelhead; black spear-grass; black spear grass; black speargrass; bunched spear-grass; bunched spear grass; bunched speargrass; bunch spear-grass; bunch spear grass; bunch speargrass; pili grass; piligrass; assegai grass; assegai fix; bellary grass; kusal grass |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | spear-grass, speargrass, spear grass are applied to multiple Poaceae taxa; common tangleweed is applied to taxa in multiple families |
| | | | | Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Andropogon contortus L. |
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