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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).





TaxonTripleurospermum inodorum
groupEudicots
FamilyAsteraceae
Family common name(s)composite; composita; comp; aster; asterwort; asterworts; sunflower; daisy; dandelion
Genus common name(s)tripleurospermum
Species common name(s)scentless mayweed; scentless false mayweed; scentless chamomille; scentless camomille; scentless chamomile; scentless false chamomille; scentless false chamomile; scentless false camomile; scentless hayweed; odorless false chamomile; odorless camomile; odorless hayweed; inodore hayweed; inodore mayweed; hayweed inodore
 
 
Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxachamomile, camomile, chamomille, chamomile, camomyle, false chamomile, false-chamomile, mayweed, may-weed, may weed, false mayweed, corn mayweed, corn feverfew, dog camomile; dog-camomile, dog chamomile, dog-chamomile, dog's camomile, dog's chamomile, dog's camomile, dog camovyne, dog's-camovyne, dog's camovyne, horse-daisy, horse daisy, turfing daisy, Balder's brow, white gowlan are applied to multiple Asteraceae taxa; gowlan is applied to taxa in multiple families
 
 
Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etcMatricaria inodora L.; Chamomilla inodora (L.) K. Koch; Tripleurospermum maritimum (L.) W.D.J. Koch, misapplied; Tripleurospermum perforata (Mérat;) M. Lainz; Matricaria perforata Mérat
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