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 | Hilaria jamesii |
| group | Monocots |
| Family | Poaceae |
| Family common name(s) | grass; true grass |
| Genus common name(s) | galleta; galleta grass; galleta-grass; galletagrass; galletta; galletta grass; galeta; galeta grass; guyetta; gietta; gietta grass; gietta-grass; gieta; gieta grass; gietta grass; gietta-grass; gietia grass; curly-mesquite; curly mesquite; curlymesquite; curly mesquit |
| Species common name(s) | James's galleta; James's galleta-grass; James's galleta grass; James's galletagrass; James's galletta; James' galleta; James' galleta-grass; James' galleta grass; James' galletagrass; James' galletta; James galleta; James galleta-grass; James galleta grass; James galletagrass; James galletta; little galleta; little galleta-grass; little galleta grass; little galletagrass; little galeta; little galletta grass; curly galleta; curly galleta-grass; curly galleta grass; galleta curly grass |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | black bunch-grass, black bunch grass are applied to multiple Poaceae taxa; curly grass, curlygrass, woolgrass, woolly grass, wooly grass, woollygrass, woolygrass are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| | | Notes | James is a proper name, so upper case preferable; Jame's is an error |
| Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Pleuraphis jamesii Torr. |
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