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 pulchra |
| 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) | purple nassella; purple stipa; purple tussock-grass; purple tussock grass; purple tussockgrass; purple-needle stipa; purple needle stipa; purple-needle grass; purple-needle stipa; California purple needle-grass; California purple needle grass; California purple needlegrass; California state grass; California official state grass; official California state grass |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | California needlegrass is more commonly applied to Stipa occidentalis var. californica; foothill needlegrass, nodding stipa are applied to multiple Stipa s.l. taxa; purple needlegrass, purple needle-grass, purple needle grass, 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 pulchra (Hitchc.) Barkworth |
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