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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 | Stephanomeria lactucina |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Asteraceae |
| Family common name(s) | composite; composita; comp; aster; asterwort; asterworts; sunflower; daisy; dandelion |
| Genus common name(s) | stephanomeria; wire-lettuce; wire lettuce; wirelettuce; wreath-plant; wreath plant; wreathplant; milk-aster; milk aster; milkaster |
| Species common name(s) | woodland wire-lettuce; woodland wirelettuce; forest stephanomeria; forest wire-lettuce; forest wirelettuce; lettuce wire-lettuce; lettuce wirelettuce; lettuce wire lettuce; large-flowered stephanomeria; large flowered stephanomeria; large-flowered wire-lettuce; large-flowered wire lettuce; large-flowered wirelettuce; large flowered wirelettuce; large-flower wire-lettuce; large flower wire lettuce; largeflower wirelettuce; creeping wirelettuce |
| Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | skeleton-weed, skeletonweed, skeleton weed, stickweed, stick-weed, stick weed are applied to taxa in multiple families; California dwarf-sunflower is applied to multiple Asteraceae taxa; mountain lettuce is applied to taxa in multiple families |
