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 | Torreyochloa erecta |
| group | Monocots |
| Family | Poaceae |
| Family common name(s) | grass; true grass |
| Genus common name(s) | false mannagrass; false manna-grass; false manna grass |
| Species common name(s) | spiked false manna-grass; spiked false manna grass; spiked false mannagrass; spiked manna-grass; spiked manna grass; spiked mannagrass; spike false manna-grass; spike false manna grass; spike false mannagrass; erect mannagrass |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | few-flowered mannagrass, few-flowered manna-grass are applied to multiple Torreyochloa taxa; manna grass, manna-grass, manna grass, spike mannagrass, spike manna grass, narrow mannagrass, upright mannagrass, upright manna grass, alkali grass, alkali-grass, alkaligrass are applied to multiple Poaceae taxa |
| | | | | Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Puccinellia erecta (Hitchc.) Munz |
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