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 | Carex divulsa subsp. divulsa |
| group | Monocots |
| Family | Cyperaceae |
| Family common name(s) | sedge; sedges; bulrush |
| Genus common name(s) | carex; sedge; sedge-grass; sedge grass; sedgegrass; shere-grass; shere grass |
| Species common name(s) | Eurasian gray sedge; Eurasian grey sedge; Eurasian Berkeley sedge; European grey sedge; European gray sedge; grassland sedge; separated sedge |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | grey sedge, gray sedge, Berkeley sedge, little prickly sedge are applied to multiple Carex taxa |
| Common name(s), rejected | not recommended (pejorative or derogatory): nigger-wool, nigger wool, niggerwool |
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