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 | Stipa brachychaeta |
| group | Monocots |
| Family | Poaceae |
| Family common name(s) | grass; true grass |
| Genus common name(s) | stipa; stipa grass; steppe-grass; steppe grass; steppegrass |
| Species common name(s) | puna needle-grass; puna needle grass; puna needlegrass; short-bristled needle grass; short bristled needle grass; short-bristled needle-grass; short-bristled needlegrass; shortbristled needlegrass; aracauria needle-grass; aracauria needle grass |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | espartillo, Argentine needlegrass, Argentine needle-grass, needlegrass, needle-grass, needle grass, rice grass, rice-grass, ricegrass, false rice grass, false rice-grass, false ricegrass are applied to multiple Poaceae taxa; puna grass, puna-grass, punagrass, woolgrass, woolly grass, wooly grass, woollygrass, woolygrass are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| Common name(s), rejected | not recommended: Indian ricegrass, Indian rice-grass, Indian rice grass |
| | | Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Achnatherum brachychaetum (Godr.) Barkworth; Amelichloa brachychaeta (Godr.) Arriaga & Barkworth |
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