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 (paintere@west.net).
| Taxon | Bolboschoenus maritimus subsp. paludosus |
| group | Monocots |
| Family | Cyperaceae |
| Family common name(s) | sedge; sedges; bulrush |
| Genus common name(s) | bolboschoenus; tuberous-bulrush; tuberous bulrush; tuberous bulrushes; tuberous-bullrush; tuberous bullrush |
| Species common name(s) | maritime scirpus; maritime bulrush; seaside bulrush; saltmarsh clubrush; saltmarsh club-rush; salt-marsh club-rush; salt marsh club-rush; salt marsh club rush; cosmopolitan bulrush; prairie bulrush |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | seacoast bulrush, sea-coast bulrush, sea clubrush, sea club-rush, sea club rush, Pacific Coast bulrush are applied to multiple Bolboschoenus taxa; alkali bulrush, alkalai bulrush, alkali bullrush, alkali-bull rush, alkali bull rush, purua grass, saltmarsh bulrush, salt-marsh bulrush, salt marsh bulrush are applied to multiple Scirpus s.l.; perennial nutsedge, bayonet-grass, bayonet grass, bayonetgrass, club-rush, club rush, clubrush are applied to multiple Cyperaceae taxa; prairie rush, bulrush, bullrush, bull-rush, bull rush, deergrass, deer-grass, deer grass, grassweed are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| | | | | Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Scirpus maritimus L. var. paludosus (A. Nelson) Kük.; Scirpus pacificus Britton ex Parish; Scirpus paludosus A. Nelson |
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