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 | Leptosyne gigantea |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Asteraceae |
| Family common name(s) | composite; composita; comp; aster; asterwort; asterworts; sunflower; daisy; dandelion |
| Genus common name(s) | leptosyne |
| Species common name(s) | giant coreopsis; giant island coreopsis; California Channel Island coreopsis; Channel Island coreopsis; giant sea-dahlia; giant sea dahlia; giant tickseed; tree coreopsis; island dahlia |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | sea dahlia, sea-dahlia are more commonly applied to Leptosyne maritima [Coreopsis maritima]; tickseed sunflower, giant tree dahlia are applied to multiple Asteraceae taxa; butter-daisy, butter daisy, tickweed, tickseed, tick-seed, tick seed, turpentine weed, turpentine-weed, turpentineweed, terpentine-weed; terpentine weed are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| | | | | Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Coreopsis gigantea (Kellogg) H.M. Hall |
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