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 | Muhlenbergia minutissima |
| group | Monocots |
| Family | Poaceae |
| Family common name(s) | grass; true grass |
| Genus common name(s) | muhlenbergia; muhlenbergia grass; muhly; muhly grass; muhlygrass; muhley; muhley grass; muhleygrass; muhli; muhli grass; Muhlenberg's grass; Muhlenberg's-grass; Muhlenberg grass; Muhlenberg-grass; satin-grass; satin grass |
| Species common name(s) | minute muhly; minute muhley; least muhly; least annual muhly; tufted annual dropseed; Vasey's dropseed |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | annual muhlenbergia, annual muhly are applied to multiple Muhlenbergia taxa; prairie grass, prairie-grass, dropseed, drop-seed, drop seed, dropseed grass, drop-seed grass, drop-seed-grass, annual dropseed are applied to multiple Poaceae taxa |
| | | | | Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Sporobolus confusus (E. Fourn.) Vasey |
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