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 | Imperata brevifolia |
| group | Monocots |
| Family | Poaceae |
| Family common name(s) | grass; true grass |
| Genus common name(s) | imperata; satin-tail; satin tail; satintail; satin-tail grass; satin tail grass; satintail grass |
| Species common name(s) | California imperata; California satin-tail; California satin tail; California satintail; Vasey's satin-tail; Vasey's satin tail; Vasey's satintail; Vasey satin-tail; Vasey satin tail; Vasey satintail; Hooker's imperata; short-leaf imperata; short leaf imperata |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | woolgrass, woolly grass, wooly grass, woollygrass, woolygrass are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| | | Notes | California, Hooker are proper names, so upper case preferable; Hookers is an error |
| Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Imperata hookeri (Rupr. ex Andersson) Rupr. ex Hack. |
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