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 | Leucanthemum vulgare |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Asteraceae |
| Family common name(s) | composite; composita; comp; aster; asterwort; asterworts; sunflower; daisy; dandelion |
| Genus common name(s) | leucanthemum |
| Species common name(s) | marguerite oxeye daisy; Marguerite oxeye daisy; margriet oxeye daisy; Margriet oxeye daisy; margriet daisy; Margriet daisy; gewone margriet; eastern oxeye daisy; eastern ox-eye daisy; oxe-eye daisy; oxe eye daisy; oxeeye daisy; great ox-eye daisy; great oxeye; great ox-eye; great white oxeye; great white ox-eye; bull's daisy; bull daisy; bull-daisy; cow's eyes; cow eyes; great daisy; great-daisy; common field daisy; field daisy; field-daisy; divining daisy; maudlin daisy; maudlin-daisy; maudlinwort; maudlin-wort; maudlin wort; Maudelyn daisy; Maudelyne daisy; Magdalene daisy; Magdalene-daisy; Magdalen daisy; thunder daisy; thunder-daisy; dunder daisy; dundle daisy; dun daisy; dun-daisy; devil's daisy; drummer daisy; gipsy daisy; big daisy; great daisy; great-daisy; large daisy; large dicky daisy; London daisy; mowing daisy; poorland flower; dog-blow; dog blow; sheriff-pink; sheriff pink; sheriff-weed; sheriffweed; sheriff weed; white man's whiteweed; white-man's-weed; white man's weed; white-man's weed; whiteman's-weed; white marigold; white golds; goldens; large white gowan; horse gowlan; horse gollan; horse pennies; moon-penny; moon penny; moon's eye; monnies; Dutch morgan; Dutch oxeye; Dutch curse; Dutch-curse; Dutch-cuss; priest's collar; bishop's posy; open stars; open star; bozzom; kellup weed; kellup-weed; kellip-weed; Rhode Island clover; pismire; Kellup-weed; Kellup weed; Kellupweed; zhaespaendaugook |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | marguerite, marguerite daisy, Marguerite daisy, grande marguerite, herb marguerite, margarite daisy, ox-eye daisy, oxeye daisy, oxeye-daisy, ox-eyed daisy, ox-eyed daisies, oxeye, ox-eye, ox eye, common oxeye daisy, common ox-eye daisy, common ox eye daisy, field oxeye-daisy, field oxeye daisy, field oxeyedaisy, yellow ox-eye daisy, bull's-eye daisy, bull's eye daisy, bullseye daisy, bull's-eye, bullseye, bull's-eyes, bull's eyes, oeil-de-boeuf, oeil de boeuf, common daisy, white daisy, yellow daisy, golden-daisy, golden daisy, horse-daisy, horse daisy, moon daisy, sun daisy, midsummer daisy, mid-summer daisy, midsummer-daisy, Paris daisy, button daisy, harvest daisy, mother's daisy, mother daisy, poor-land daisy, poorland daisy, dog daisy, dog-daisy, woodland daisy, daisy, chrysanthemum, horse gowan, horse-gowan, horsegowan, horse blobs, horse-blob, horse blob, horseblob, Balder's brow, Billy button, Billy-button are applied to multiple Asteraceae taxa; gowan, gowans, gowlan, yellow gowlan, poverty-weed, poverty weed, butter-daisy, butter daisy, dogflower, whiteweed, white-weed, white weed, fair-maids-of-France, fair maids of France, moonflower, moon-flower, moon flower, crazy Bet, crazy-Bet, fried eggs, bruisewort, bruise-wort, bruise wort are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| | | | | Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Chrysanthemum leucanthemum L. |
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