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 | Hieracium horridum |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Asteraceae |
| Family common name(s) | composite; composita; comp; aster; asterwort; asterworts; sunflower; daisy; dandelion |
| Genus common name(s) | hawkweed; hawk-weed; hawk weed; speer-hawk; speerhawk |
| Species common name(s) | shaggy hawkweed; prickly hawkweed |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | woolly hawkweed, wooly hawkweed, rough hawkweed are applied to multiple Hieracium taxa; California dwarf-sunflower is applied to multiple Asteraceae taxa |
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