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 | Gamochaeta ustulata |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Asteraceae |
| Family common name(s) | composite; composita; comp; aster; asterwort; asterworts; sunflower; daisy; dandelion |
| Genus common name(s) | gamochaeta |
| Species common name(s) | feather-weed; featherweed; feather weed; Pacific cudweed |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | purple cudweed, silver-leaf cudweed are applied to multiple Gamochaeta taxa; cudweed, cud-weed, everlasting are applied to multiple Asteraceae taxa |
| | | Notes | Pacific is a proper name, so upper case preferable |
| Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Gnaphalium purpureum L., misapplied |
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