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 | Hordeum jubatum subsp. jubatum |
| group | Monocots |
| Family | Poaceae |
| Family common name(s) | grass; true grass |
| Genus common name(s) | barley; wild barley; barley-grass; barley grass; barleygrass |
| Species common name(s) | squirrel-tail barley; squirrel tail barley; squirreltail barley; squirrel-tailed barley; squirrel's-tail barley; squirrel's tail barley; native foxtail barley; fox-tail barley-grass; fox-tail barley grass; fox tail barley grass; foxtail barley-grass; foxtail barley grass; fox-tailed barley; fox tailed barley; foxtailed barley; maned barley; flicker-tail grass; flicker-tail-grass; flicker tail grass; skunk-tail grass; skunk tail grass; skunktail grass; skunktail |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | foxtail barley, foxtail-barley, fox-tail barley, fox tail barley, bobtail barley, wall barley, wall-barley are applied to multiple Hordeum taxa; squirreltail, squirrel-tail, squirrel tail, squirreltail grass, squirrel-tail grass, squirrel tail grass, skunk-grass, skunk grass, foxtail grass, fox-tail grass, fox tail grass, ticklegrass, tickle-grass, tickle grass are applied to multiple Poaceae taxa; foxtail, fox-tail, fox tail, squirrel's tail are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| | | | | Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | var. caespitosum (Scribn.) Hitchc. |
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