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 | Soliva sessilis |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Asteraceae |
| Family common name(s) | composite; composita; comp; aster; asterwort; asterworts; sunflower; daisy; dandelion |
| Genus common name(s) | soliva |
| Species common name(s) | common soliva; prickly soliva; South American soliva; field soliva; field burrweed; field burweed; lawn burrweed; lawn burr-weed; lawn burr weed; lawn-burr-weed; lawn burweed; lawn-burweed; lawnburweed; lawn bur weed; lawn spurweed; lawnweed; common Onehunga weed; common Onehunga-weed |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | Onehunga weed, Onehunga-weed, spurweed, carpet burweed, carpet burrweed are applied to multiple Soliva taxa; bindyi, burrweed, burr-weed, burweed, bur-weed are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| | | Notes | South American is a proper name, so upper case preferable |
| Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Soliva pterosperma (Juss.) Less. |
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