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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 | Spartina alterniflora |
| group | Monocots |
| Family | Poaceae |
| Family common name(s) | grass; true grass |
| Genus common name(s) | spartina; spartina grass; cord-grass; cord grass; cordgrass; chord-grass; chord grass; chordgrass |
| Species common name(s) | alternate-flowered spartina; alternate flowered spartina; alternate-flowered cord-grass; alternate-flowered cord grass; salt-water cord-grass; salt-water cord grass; salt water cord grass; salt-water cordgrass; salt water cordgrass; saltwater cord-grass; saltwater cord grass; saltwater cordgrass; saltwater chordgrass; smooth cord-grass; smooth cord grass; smooth cordgrass; Atlantic cord-grass; Atlantic cord grass; Atlantic cordgrass; eastern cord-grass; eastern cord grass; eastern cordgrass; East Coast cord-grass; East Coast cord grass; East Coast cordgrass; east coast cord-grass; east coast cord grass; east coast cordgrass; East Coast tall cordgrass |
| Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | salt-marsh cordgrass, salt marsh cordgrass, saltmarsh cordgrass, salt-marsh cord-grass, salt-marsh cord grass, salt marsh cord grass, saltmarsh cord-grass, saltmarsh cord grass, saltmarsh chordgrass, salt marsh chord grass, common cordgrass, common cord-grass, common cord grass, tall cordgrass, short cordgrass are applied to multiple Spartina taxa; marsh grass, marsh-grass, marshgrass, sloughgrass, slough-grass, slough grass are applied to multiple Poaceae taxa |
