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 (paintere@west.net).
| Taxon | Polypogon viridis |
| group | Monocots |
| Family | Poaceae |
| Family common name(s) | grass; true grass |
| Genus common name(s) | agrostis |
| Species common name(s) | water polypogon; water beard-grass; water beard grass; water beardgrass; water bent; water-bent; waterbent; whorled bent-grass; whorled bent grass; whorled bentgrass; green bent-grass; green bent grass; green bentgrass; beardless rabbit's-foot grass; beardless rabbit's foot grass; beardless rabbit'sfootgrass; beardless rabbitsfoot grass; beardless rabbitsfootgrass; beardless rabbit-foot grass; beardless rabbitfoot grass; beardless rabbitfootgrass |
| | | Common name(s) specific to synonym; taxon noted in brackets | water agrostis-like beardgrass [Polypogon viridis] |
| Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | water bentgrass, water bent-grass, water bent grass, fiorin grass, fiorin, bentgrass, bent-grass, bent grass, bent, redtop, red-top, red top, redtop grass, red-top grass, red top grass, ticklegrass, tickle-grass, tickle grass, fool-hay, fool hay, beardgrass, beard-grass, beard grass, rabbit grass are applied to multiple Poaceae taxa; European needlegrass is more frequently applied to Stipa pennata; rabbit's-foot, rabbit's foot, rabbits-foot, rabbits foot, hairgrass, hair-grass, hair grass applied to taxa in multiple families |
| | | | | Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Agrostis viridis Gouan; Agrostis semiverticillata (Forssk.) C. Christens.; Polypogon semiverticillatus (Forssk.) Hyl. |
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