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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 maritimus |
| 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) | Mediterranean polypogon; Mediterranean beard-grass; Mediterranean beard grass; Mediterranean beardgrass; Mediterranean rabbit's-foot grass; Mediterranean rabbit's foot grass; Mediterranean rabbitfoot-grass; Mediterranean rabbitfoot grass; Mediterranean rabbits-foot grass; Mediterranean rabbits foot grass; Mediterranean rabbitsfoot-grass; Mediterranean rabbitsfoot grass; maritime polypogon; maritime beard-grass; maritime beard grass; maritime beardgrass; maritime rabbit's-foot grass; maritime rabbit's foot grass; maritime rabbit-foot grass; sea beard-grass; sea beard grass; coastal beardgrass; coastal barbgrass; coast beard-grass; coast beard grass; coast beardgrass |
| Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | southern beardgrass, southern beard-grass, southern beard grass are applied to multiple Polypogon taxa; beardgrass, beard-grass, beard grass, rabbit grass, bentgrass, bent-grass, bent grass, bent, barbgrass, barb-grass, barb grass, coast barbgrass, coast barb-grass, coast barb grass, coastal barbgrass are applied to multiple Poaceae taxa; rabbit's-foot, rabbit's foot, rabbits-foot, rabbits foot are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| Notes | Mediterranean is a proper name, so upper case preferable |
