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 sylvaticus |
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) | woodland ragwort; wood groundsell; heath groundsel; heath groundsell; heath ragwort |
| | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | woodland groundsel, wood groundsel, rayed groundsel are applied to multiple Senecio taxa; common ragwort, wood ragwort, ragwort, rag-wort, butterweed, butter-weed, butter weed, common groundsel, groundsel, groundsell, mountain groundsel 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 |
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