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 | Leymus cinereus |
| group | Monocots |
| Family | Poaceae |
| Family common name(s) | grass; true grass |
| Genus common name(s) | leymus |
| Species common name(s) | basin wild-rye; basin wild rye; basin wildrye; Great Basin wild-rye; Great Basin wild rye; Great Basin wildrye; Great Basin rye-grass; Great Basin rye grass; Great Basin ryegrass; Great Basin lyme-grass; Great Basin lyme grass; Great Basin lymegrass; ashy wild-rye; ashy wild rye; ashy wildrye; ashy rye-grass; ashy rye grass; ashy ryegrass; gray wild-rye; gray wild rye; gray wildrye; grey wild-rye; grey wild rye; gray rye-grass; gray rye grass; gray ryegrass |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | giant wildrye, giant wild-rye, giant wild rye, giant rye grass, beardless wildrye, beardless wild-rye, beardless wild rye are applied to multiple Leymus taxa; wildrye, wild-rye, wild rye, wild rye grass, lyme grass, lyme-grass, lymegrass, corngrass, corn-grass, corn grass are applied to multiple Poaceae taxa; conchalagua is applied to taxa in multiple families |
| | | | | Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Elymus cinereus Scribn. & Merr. |
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