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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 | Juncus tenuis |
| group | Monocots |
| Family | Juncaceae |
| Family common name(s) | rush; rushes |
| Genus common name(s) | juncus; rush |
| Species common name(s) | slender poverty rush; slender path rush; slender path-rush; common path rush; common path-rush; slender yard rush; slender yard-rush; dryland bunch-rush; dryland bunch rush; roadside rush; track rush |
| Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | poverty rush, slender rush, slender juncus, path rush, yard rush, yard-rush, soft rush, tufted rush are applied to multiple Juncus taxa field rush is applied to multiple Juncaceae taxa; bog-rush, bog rush, bogrush, sourgrass, sour-grass, sour grass, wire grass, wire-grass, wiregrass, poverty-grass, poverty grass, povertygrass, rush grass, rush-grass, rushgrass are applied to taxa in multiple families |
