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 paniculata |
| 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) | paniculate stephanomeria; paniculate wire-lettuce; paniculate wirelettuce; stiff-branched stephanomeria; stiff branched stephanomeria; stiff-branched wire-lettuce; stiff-branched wire lettuce; stiff-branched wirelettuce; stiff-branch wire-lettuce; stiff-branch wire lettuce; stiff branch wire lettuce; stiff-branch wirelettuce; stiff branch wirelettuce; stiffbranch wirelettuce; stiff wirelettuce; tufted wire-lettuce; tufted 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 |
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