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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).





TaxonTrisetum wolfii
groupMonocots
FamilyPoaceae
Family common name(s)grass; true grass
Genus common name(s)trisetum
Species common name(s)Wolf's trisetum; Wolf's false-oats; Wolf's false oats; Wolf's false-oat; Wolf's false oat; Wolf trisetum; Wolf false-oats; Wolf false oats; Wolf false-oat; Wolf false oat; beardless trisetum; beardless false-oats; beardless false oats; beardless false-oat; beardless false oat; beardless oatgrass; beardless oats
 
 
Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxaoatgrass, oat-grass, oat grass, false oat, false oats, false oats are applied to multiple Poaceae taxa
 
NotesWolf is a proper name, so upper case preferable; Wolfs is an error
Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etcGraphephorum wolfii (Vasey) Vasey ex J.M. Coult.
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