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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 | Madia exigua |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Asteraceae |
| Family common name(s) | composite; composita; comp; aster; asterwort; asterworts; sunflower; daisy; dandelion |
| Genus common name(s) | madia |
| Species common name(s) | thread-stemmed madia; thread-stem madia; threadstem madia; thread-stem tarplant; threadstem tarplant; thread-stem tarweed; threadstem tarweed; meager tarplant; meager tarweed |
| Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | pygmy madia, pygmy tarweed, least tarplant, least tarweed, little tarplant, little tarweed, small madia, small tarplant, small tarweed, tiny madia, tiny tarplant, tiny tar-plant, tiny tarweed, dwarf madia, California dwarf-sunflower are applied to multiple Asteraceae taxa; tarplant, tar-plant, tar plant, tarweed, tar-weed, tar weed are applied to taxa in multiple families |
