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 | Plantago lanceolata |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Plantaginaceae |
| Family common name(s) | plantain; plantains |
| Genus common name(s) | plantago; rib-grass; rib grass; ribgrass; rib-wort; rib wort; ribwort |
| Species common name(s) | lanceolate plantain; lance plantain; lance-leaved plantain; lance leaved plantain; lance-leafed plantain; lance-leaf plantain; lance leaf plantain; lanceleaf plantain; lanceolate English plantain; lance-leaved English plantain; lance-leaf English plantain; English buckhorn plantain; English rib-grass; English rib grass; introduced narrow-leaved plantain; introduced narrow leaved plantain; common ribwort plantain; common ribwort; long plantain; black plantain; buck plantain; buck-plantain; ripple plantain; tinker-tailor grass; dog's-ribs; dog's rib; dog-ribs; chimney-sweep; chimney sweep; chimney-sweeps; chimney sweeps; hock-cockle; hock cockle; jack-straws; jack straws; jackstraw; kempseed; kemp-seed; kemps seed; kemps; knock-heads; leechwort; leech-wort; windles; German psyllium |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | English plantain, common English plantain, common plantain, introduced plantain, buckhorn plantain, buck-horn plantain, buck horn plantain, buck horn's plantain, buckthorn plantain, narrow plantain, narrow-leaved plantain, narrow leaved plantain, narrow-leafed plantain, narrow-leaf plantain, narrow leaf plantain, narrowleaf plantain, long-leaved plantain, long leaved plantain, long-leaf plantain, long leaf plantain, longleaf plantain, small plantain, rib plantain, ribwort plantain, rat-tail plantain, rat tail plantain, rat's tail plantain, salt plantain, ripple-grass, way-bread, way bread, waybread, hen-plant, hen plant, henplant, kemp, ribble grass, ripplegrass, ispaghul are applied to multiple Plantago taxa; plantain, lamb's-tongue, lamb's tongue, white man's foot steps, white man's footsteps, white-man's foot, white man's foot, white-man's-foot, whiteman's foot, Englishman's foot, black-jack, black jack, black-jacks, snake plantain, snake-plantain, rat-tail, rat tail, rattail, rat's tail are applied to taxa in multiple families; buckthorn is more commonly applied to Rhamnus, Rhamnaceae |
| Common name(s), rejected | not recommended: lanceleaf Indianwheat, lanceleaf Indianwheat, Indian-wheat, Indian wheat, Indianwheat; not recommended (pejorative or derogatory): nigger-head; nigger head |
| Notes | English is a proper name, so upper case preferable |
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