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 | Matricaria discoidea |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Asteraceae |
| Family common name(s) | composite; composita; comp; aster; asterwort; asterworts; sunflower; daisy; dandelion |
| Genus common name(s) | matricaria; matricary; featherfen |
| Species common name(s) | common pineapple-weed; common pineappleweed; common pineapple weed; pineapple-weed chamomile; pineapple weed chamomile; pineapple-weed chamomille; pineapple-weed camomile; pineapple weed camomile; pineapple chamomile; pineapple chamomile; pineapple camomile; pineapple mayweed; disc pineapple-weed; disc mayweed; disc may-weed; disc may weed; disk mayweed; rayless chamomile; rayless camomile; rayless mayweed; rayless dog-fennel; rayless dogfennel; rayless dog fennel; green dogfennel; green dog-fennel; rounded chamomile; rounded chamomille |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | pineapple-weed, pineapple weed; pineappleweed, chamomile, camomile, chamomille, chamomile, camomyle, false chamomile, false-chamomile, chamomile flower, sweet chamomile, sweet chamomille, wild chamomile, common chamomile, common camomile, annual chamomile, mayweed, may-weed, may weed, scented mayweed, wild marigold are applied to multiple Asteraceae taxa; feverfew, fever-few, fever few, manzanilla are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| | | | | Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Matricaria matricarioides (Less.) Porter, misapplied; Chamomilla suaveolens (Pursh) Rydb. |
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