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 marina |
| 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) | marine naias; marine naiad; marine water-nymph; marine water nymph; sea naiad; holly-leaved naias; holly-leaved naiad; holly leaved naiad; holly-leaved water-nymph; holly-leaved water nymph; holly leaved water nymph; holly-leaved waternymph; holly-leafed naiad; holly-leafed water-nymph; holly-leafed water nymph; holly-leaf naiad; hollyleaf naiad; holly-leaf water-naiad; holly-leaf water naiad; holly-leaf water-nymph; holly-leaf waternymph; spiny naias; spiny water-naiad; spiny water-nymph; spiny water nymph; spiny waternymph; prickly naiad; prickly water-nymph; prickly waternymph; sawtooth najas; sawtooth naiad; alkaline water-nymph; pond naiad |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | spiny naiad, spiny-leaf naiad, spiny leaf naiad, spinyleaf naiad, common naiad, common water-nymph, common water nymph, common waternymph are applied to multiple Najas taxa; water-nymph, water nymph, waternymph, pondweed, pond-weed, pond weed, 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 |
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