Jepson Interchange: Manual Name Data Retrieval

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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	Isoetes orcuttii
group	Lycophytes
Family	Isoetaceae
Family common name(s)	quillwort; quill-wort; quill wort
Genus common name(s)	quillwort; quill-wort; quill wort; Merlin's-grass; Merlin's grass; Merlin-grass; Merlin grass; merlin-grass; merlin grass; merlingrass
Species common name(s)	Orcutt's quillwort; Orcutt's quill-wort; Orcutt's quill wort; Orcutt quillwort; Orcutt quill-wort; Orcutt quill wort


Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa	vernal pool isoetes is applied to multiple Isoetes taxa

Notes	Orcutt is a proper name, so upper case preferable; Orcutts is an error
Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc	Iso√´taceae; Iso√´tes orcuttii A.A. Eaton; Iso√´tes nuttallii A. Braun ex Engelm. var. orcuttii (A. A. Eaton) Clute