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 | Najas flexilis |
| group | Monocots |
| Family | Hydrocharitaceae |
| Family common name(s) | tape-grass; frog's-bit; frog's bit; frog-bit; frog bit; frogbit; water-weed; water weed; waterweed |
| Genus common name(s) | najas; naias; naiad; water-naiad; water naiad; waternaiad |
| Species common name(s) | flexible naias; flexible naiad; nodding water-nymph; nodding water nymph; nodding waternymph; wavy naiad; wavy water-nymph; wavy water nymph; wavy waternymph; northern water naiad; northern water najad; northern water-nymph; northern water nymph; northern waternymph; northern bushy-pondweed; northern bushy pondweed; northern water-mint; northern water mint; shiny najas; slender najas |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | northern naiad, bushy naiad, common naiad, common water-nymph, common water nymph, common waternymph, slender naias, slender water-nymph, slender water nymph, slender waternymph are applied to multiple Najas taxa; slender naiad is applied to multiple Hydrocharitaceae taxa; water-nymph, water nymph, waternymph, water knot-grass, water knot grass, water knotgrass, bushy-pondweed, bushy pondweed, pondweed, pond-weed, pond weed, pondweeds are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| | | | | Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Najadaceae |
|
