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 | Logfia gallica |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Asteraceae |
| Family common name(s) | composite; composita; comp; aster; asterwort; asterworts; sunflower; daisy; dandelion |
| Genus common name(s) | logfia |
| Species common name(s) | narrow-leaved filago; narrow leaved filago; narrow-leaved cottonrose; narrow-leaved cotton-rose; narrow-leafed filago; narrow-leaf filago; narrow leaf filago; narrowleaf filago; narrow-leaf cottonrose; narrow-leaf cotton-rose; narrowleaf cottonrose; narrow leaf cottonrose; narrow-leaf fluffweed; narrow-leaf fluff-weed; narrow-leaf fluff weed; narrow cudweed; long-leafed filago; woolly filago; Mediterranean herba impia; gallic filago; French filago; French cottonrose; French cotton-rose; French cotton rose; French cudweed; dagger-leaf cottonrose; daggerleaf cottonrose |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | herba impia, cottonrose, cotton-rose, cotton rose, filzkraut, narrow-leaved cudweed, narrow leaved cudweed, narrow-leaf cudweed, narrowleaf cudweed are applied to multiple Asteraceae taxa; cottonweed, cotton-weed, cotton weed, fluffweed, fluff-weed, fluff weed are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| | | Notes | Mediterranean, French are proper names, so upper case preferable |
| Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Filago gallica L. |
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