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 | Potamogeton nodosus |
| group | Monocots |
| Family | Potamogetonaceae |
| Family common name(s) | potamogeton; pondweed |
| Genus common name(s) | potamogeton |
| Species common name(s) | knotty pond-weed; knotty pond weed; knotty pondweed; knotted pond-weed; knotted pondweed; loddon pond-weed; loddon pond weed; loddon pondweed; river pondweed |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | long-leaved pondweed, long leaved pondweed, long-leaved pond weed, longleaved pondweed, long-leaf pondweed, long leaf pondweed, longleaf pondweed, floating-leaf pondweed, long-stemmed pondweed, American pondweed are applied to multiple Potamogeton taxa; common pondweed, common pond-weed, common pond weed, pondweed, pond-weed, pond weed, pondweeds, fishweed, river weed are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| | | Notes | American, Loddon are proper names, so upper case preferable |
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