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 cernua |
| 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) | cernuous nassella; nodding nassella; nodding stipa grass; nodding needle-grass; nodding needle grass; nodding needlegrass; nodding tussock-grass; nodding tussock grass; nodding tussockgrass |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | foothill needlegrass, nodding stipa are applied to multiple Stipa s.l. taxa; California needlegrass is more commonly applied to Stipa occidentalis var. californica; needlegrass, needle-grass, needle grass, rice grass, rice-grass, ricegrass, false rice grass, false rice-grass, false ricegrass, bunch grass, bunch-grass, bunchgrass, tussock-grass, tussock grass, tussockgrass are applied to multiple Poaceae taxa; puna grass, puna-grass, punagrass are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| | | | | Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Nassella cernua (Stebbins & Love) Barkworth |
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