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 | Equisetum hyemale subsp. affine |
| group | Ferns |
| Family | Equisetaceae |
| Family common name(s) | horsetail; horsetails |
| Genus common name(s) | equisetum; horsetail-fern; horsetail fern; horse-tail fern; horse tail fern; horse-pipes; horse pipes; horsepipes; scouring rush; scouring-rush; scouringrush; shavegrass; shave-grass; shave grass |
| Species common name(s) | common scouring-rush; common scouring rush; common scouringrush; scouring-rush horsetail; scouring rush horsetail; scouringrush horsetail; scouring-rush horse-tail; scouring rush horse tail; rough horsetail; rough scouring-rush; rough scouring rush; tall scouring-rush; tall scouring rush; giant scouring-rush; giant scouring rush; snake-rush; snake rush; gun-bright; gun bright |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | western horsetail, giant horsetail, giant horse tail, common horsetail, great scouring-rush, great scouring rush, greater horsetail, pewterwort, Dutch rushes, Dutch rush, Hollander rush, gun-bright, gun bright, gunbright applied to multiple Equisetum taxa; horsetail, horse-tail, horse tail, common rush, paddock-pipe, paddock pipe, paddock-pipes, paddock pipes, snake-grass, snake grass, snakeweed, snake-weed, snake weed, canutillo, meadow pine, meadow-pine, candle-rush, candle rush are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| | | | | Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | var. affine (Engelm.) A.A. Eaton; var. californicum Milde; var. robustum (A. Braun) A.A. Eaton |
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