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 | Senecio blochmaniae |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Asteraceae |
| Family common name(s) | composite; composita; comp; aster; asterwort; asterworts; sunflower; daisy; dandelion |
| Genus common name(s) | senecio |
| Species common name(s) | Blochman's senecio; Blochman's groundsel; Blochman's ragwort; Blochman's butterweed; Blochman senecio; Blochman groundsel; Blochman ragwort; Blochman butterweed; dune senecio; coast senecio |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | dune ragwort is applied to multiple Senecio taxa; California ragwort is more commonly applied to Senecio californicus; Blochman's daisy is more commonly applied to Erigeron blochmaniae; butterweed, butter-weed, butter weed, ragwort, rag-wort, groundsel, groundsell are applied to multiple Asteraceae taxa; fireweed, fire-weed, fire weed, sky-flower, sky flower are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| Common name(s), rejected | not recommended (possibly pejorative or derogatory): squaw-weed, squaw weed, squawweed; not recommended: Indian plantain |
| Notes | Blochman is a proper name, so upper case preferable; Blochmans is an error |
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