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 | Parapholis incurva |
| group | Monocots |
| Family | Poaceae |
| Family common name(s) | grass; true grass |
| Genus common name(s) | parapholis; sickle-grass; sickle grass; sicklegrass; sicklesgrass |
| Species common name(s) | curved parapholis; curved sickle-grass; curved sickle grass; curved sicklegrass; curved hard-grass; curved hard grass; curved hardgrass; curved sea hard-grass; curved sea hard grass; curved sea hardgrass; curly rye; curly rye-grass; curly rye grass; curly ryegrass |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | European sicklegrass, European sickle-grass, European sickle grass are applied to multiple Parapholis taxa; sickle-grass, sickle grass, sea hard-grass, sea hard grass, sea hardgrass, hardgrass, hard-grass, hard grass, barbgrass, barb-grass, barb grass, coast barbgrass, coast barb-grass, coast barb grass, coastal barbgrass, ryegrass, rye-grass, rye grass are applied to multiple Poaceae taxa |
| | | | | Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Pholiurus incurvus (L.) Schinz & Thell. |
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