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 | Myriophyllum sibiricum |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Haloragaceae |
| Family common name(s) | water-milfoil; water milfoil; watermilfoil; milfoil |
| Genus common name(s) | myriophyllum; water-milfoil; water milfoil; watermilfoil; water mill-foil; water milfoils |
| Species common name(s) | Siberian water-milfoil; Siberian water milfoil; Siberian milfoil; northern water-milfoil; northern water milfoil; northern watermilfoil; northern milfoil; American water-milfoil; American water milfoil; American watermilfoil; American milfoil; short-spike water-milfoil; short spike water milfoil; shortspike water-milfoil; shortspike water milfoil; short-spike watermilfoil; short spike watermilfoil; shortspike watermilfoil; naked water-milfoil; western spiked water milfoil; false Eurasian water-milfoil |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | spiked water-milfoil, spiked water milfoil, spiked watermilfoil, common water-milfoil, common water milfoil, common watermilfoil, pale water-milfoil, pale watermilfoil are applied to multiple Myriophyllum taxa; parrot feather, parrot's-feather, parrot feathers are applied to multiple Haloragaceae taxa; milfoil is applied to taxa in multiple families |
| | | Notes | Siberian, American are proper names, so upper case preferable |
| Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Myriophyllum exalbescens Fernald; Myriophyllum spicatum L. subsp. exalbescens (Fernald) Hultén; Myriophyllum spicatum L. var. exalbescens (Fernald) Jeps. |
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