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 occidentalis |
| 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) | western quillwort; western quill-wort; western quill wort |
| | | | | | | | | | | Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Isoëtaceae; Isoëtes occidentalis L.F. Hend.; Isoetes lacustris L., misapplied; Isoetes lacustris L. var. paupercula Engelm. |
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