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 | Calamagrostis stricta subsp. inexpansa |
| group | Monocots |
| Family | Poaceae |
| Family common name(s) | grass; true grass |
| Genus common name(s) | calamagrostis; reed bentgrass; reed-bentgrass; reed bent-grass; reed bent grass; small reed-grass; small reed grass; small reedgrass; small-reedgrass |
| Species common name(s) | strict read-grass; strict reedgrass; slim-stemmed reed-grass; slim-stemmed reed grass; slim-stemmed reedgrass; slim-stem reed-grass; slim-stem reed grass; slim-stem reedgrass; slimstem reedgrass; slim-stem small reed-grass; slim-stem small reed grass; slim-stem small-reedgrass; slimstem small reedgrass; neglected reed-grass; neglected reed grass; neglected reedgrass; neglected reed bent-grass; narrow-spiked reed-grass; narrow-spiked reed grass; narrow-spiked reedgrass; narrow-spike reed-grass; narrow-spike reed grass; narrow-spike reedgrass; narrow-spike small-reedgrass; narrow-spike small reedgrass; narrow reed-grass; narrow reed grass; northern reed-grass; northern reed grass; northern reedgrass; bog reed-grass; bog reed grass; bog reedgrass |
| | | Common name(s) specific to synonym; taxon noted in brackets | Thurber's reed-grass [Calamagrostis crassiglumis]; Thurber's reed grass [Calamagrostis crassiglumis]; Thurber's reedgrass [Calamagrostis crassiglumis]; Thurber reedgrass [Calamagrostis crassiglumis]; California reed-grass [Calamagrostis californica]; Sierra reed-grass [Calamagrostis californica]; Sierra reed grass [Calamagrostis californica]; Sierra reedgrass [Calamagrostis californica]; sierra reedgrass [Calamagrostis californica] |
| Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | yellowtop, yellow top, marsh reedgrass, marsh reed-grass, marsh reed grass are applied to multiple Calamagrostis taxa; blue-joint grass, blue joint grass, bluejoint grass, blue-joint, blue joint, bluejoint, redtop, red-top, red top, redtop grass, red-top grass, red top grass, bunch grass, bunch-grass, bunchgrass, tuft-grass are applied to multiple Poaceae taxa; reedgrass, reed-grass, reed grass are applied are to taxa in multiple families |
| | | Notes | Thurber, California, New England are proper names, so upper case preferable; Thurbers is an error |
| Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Calamagrostis crassiglumis Thurb.; Calamagrostis inexpansa A. Gray; Calamagrostis californica Kearney |
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