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 | Poteridium annuum |
group | Eudicots |
Family | Rosaceae |
Family common name(s) | rose; rosewort; roseworts |
Genus common name(s) | poteridium |
Species common name(s) | plains poteridium; western burnet; western great burnet; annual western burnet; prairie burnet |
| | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | annual burnet is applied to multiple Sanguisorba taxa |
| | Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Sanguisorba occidentalis Nutt. ex Torr. & A. Gray, inval.; Sanguisorba annua (Nutt.) Nutt. |
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