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 | Setaria verticillata |
| group | Monocots |
| Family | Poaceae |
| Family common name(s) | grass; true grass |
| Genus common name(s) | setaria; bristlegrass; bristle-grass; bristle grass; brittlegrass; brittle-grass; brittle grass |
| Species common name(s) | verticillate setaria; whorled setaria; whorled bristle-grass; whorled bristle grass; whorled bristlegrass; whorled pigeon-grass; whorled pigeon grass; whorled pigeongrass; whorled foxtail; whorled foxtail-grass; whorled foxtail grass; whorled millet; hooked bristle-grass; hooked bristle grass; hooked bristlegrass; hooked brittlegrass; barbed foxtail grass; bristly bristle-grass; bristly bristle grass; bur foxtail grass; bur-foxtail; bur foxtail; bur pigeon-grass; bur pigeongrass |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | rough bristle-grass, rough bristle grass, perennial foxtail grass, perennial fox-tail grass, perennial foxtail, bristly foxtail, bristly fox-tail, bristly fox tail, clinging bristlegrass are applied to multiple Setaria taxa; bur bristlegrass, bur bristle-grass, bur bristle grass, burr bristlegrass, burr bristle grass, foxtails, foxtail grass, fox-tail grass, fox tail grass, pigeon grass, pigeon-grass, pigeongrass are applied to multiple Poaceae taxa; foxtail, fox-tail, fox tail, pega pega, pega-pega are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| | | | | Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Setaria carnei Hitchc., misapplied; Chaetochloa verticillata (L.) Scribn. |
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