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 | Kochia californica |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Chenopodiaceae |
| Family common name(s) | chenopod; chenopode; goosefoot; pigweed; pigweeds |
| Genus common name(s) | kochia; molly; summer-cypress; summer cypress; summercypress |
| Species common name(s) | California kochia; California summer-cypress; California summer cypress; Mojave kochia; Mojave red sage; rusty molly kochia; rusty molly |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | red molly, perennial summer-cypress are applied to multiple Kochia taxa; white sage, white-sage, whitesage, fireweed, fire-weed, fire weed, flowering willow are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| | | Notes | California, Mojave are proper names, so upper case preferable |
| Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Amaranthaceae; Kochia americana S. Watson var. californica (S. Watson) M.E. Jones; Neokochia californica (S. Watson) G.L. Chu & S.C. Sand.; Bassia californica (S. Watson) A.J. Scott |
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