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 | Polypogon interruptus |
| group | Monocots |
| Family | Poaceae |
| Family common name(s) | grass; true grass |
| Genus common name(s) | polypogon; rabbit's-foot grass; rabbit's foot grass; rabbits-foot grass; rabbits foot grass; rabbitsfoot-grass; rabbitsfoot-grass; rabbit-foot grass; rabbitfoot-grass; rabbitfoot grass; rabbitfootgrass |
| Species common name(s) | ditch polypogon; ditch beard-grass; ditch beard grass; ditch beardgrass; ditch rabbit's-foot grass; ditch rabbit's foot grass; ditch rabbits-foot grass; ditch rabbits-foot-grass; ditch rabbitsfoot-grass; ditch rabbitsfoot grass; ditch rabbit-foot grass; ditch rabbit foot grass; ditch rabbitfoot grass; interrupted polypogon; interrupted beard-grass; interrupted beard grass |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | beardgrass, beard-grass, beard grass, rabbit grass, bentgrass, bent-grass, bent grass, bent are applied to multiple Poaceae taxa; rabbit's-foot, rabbit's foot, rabbits-foot, rabbits foot are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| | | | | Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Polypogon lutosus (Poir.) Hitchc. |
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