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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 | Melica torreyana |
| group | Monocots |
| Family | Poaceae |
| Family common name(s) | grass; true grass |
| Genus common name(s) | melica; melica-grass; melica grass; melic; melic-grass; melic grass; melicgrass |
| Species common name(s) | Torrey's melica; Torrey's melic; Torrey's melic-grass; Torrey's melic grass; Torrey's melicgrass; Torrey's onion-grass; Torrey's onion grass; Torrey's oniongrass; Torrey melica; Torrey melic; Torrey melic-grass; Torrey melic grass; Torrey melicgrass; Torrey onion-grass; Torrey onion grass; Torrey oniongrass |
| Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | small-flowered melica, small flowered melica, small-flowered melic, small flowered melic, small-flowered melic grass, mall-flower melic, small-flower melic-grass, smallflower melic grass, smallflower melicgrass, slender melic, slender melic-grass, selnder melicgrass, woodland melica, woodland melic are applied to multiple Melica taxa; honey-grass, honey grass, honeygrass are applied to multiple Poaceae taxa; oniongrass, onion-grass, onion grass are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| Notes | Torrey is a proper name, so upper case preferable; Torreys is an error |
