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 | Wolffia arrhiza |
group | Monocots |
Family | Araceae |
Family common name(s) | arum; arums; aroid; philodendron; calla |
Genus common name(s) | wolffia |
Species common name(s) | rootless wolffia; rootless watermeal; rootless water-meal; rootless water meal; rootless duckweed; rootless duck-weed; freshwater rootless duckweed; spotless watermeal; spotless water-meal; spotless water-flaxseed; translucent water meal; dwarf duckweed |
| | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | common watermeal, common water-meal, common water meal are applied to multiple Wolffia taxa; water-meal, watermeal, water meal, least duckweed, water-flaxseed, ducksmeat, giant duckweed, larger duckweed, large duckweed, water-flaxseed are applied to multiple Araceae taxa; duckweed, duck-weed, duck weed are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| | Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Lemnaceae |
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