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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 | Myosurus sessilis |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Ranunculaceae |
| Family common name(s) | buttercup; butter-cup; crowfoot; crowfoots; larkspur; delphinium; ranunc |
| Genus common name(s) | myosurus |
| Species common name(s) | sessile mousetail; sessile mouse-tail; vernal pool mousetail; vernal pool mouse-tail; vernal pool mouse tail; short-stemmed mousetail; short-stemmed mouse-tail; shortstemmed mouse-tail |
| Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | tiny mousetail, tiny mouse-tail, tiny mouse tail, tiny mouse's-tail are applied to multiple Myosurus taxa; mousetail, mouse-tail, mouse tail, mousetails are applied to taxa in multiple families |
