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 | Nitrophila occidentalis |
group | Eudicots |
Family | Amaranthaceae |
Family common name(s) | amaranth; amaranths; pigweed; pig weed |
Genus common name(s) | nitrophila; nitrophylla; niterwort; niter-wort; niter wort; borax-weed; borax weed; boraxweed |
Species common name(s) | western nitrophila; western nitrophylla; western niterwort; western niter-wort; western borax-weed; western borax weed; western boraxweed |
| | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | alkali-weed, alkali weed, alkalai weed, alkaliweed, alkalaiweed are applied to taxa in multiple families; miterwort is more commonly applied to Mitella |
| | Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Chenopodiaceae |
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