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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 | Alopecurus aequalis var. sonomensis |
| group | Monocots |
| Family | Poaceae |
| Family common name(s) | grass; true grass |
| Genus common name(s) | alopecurus |
| Species common name(s) | short-awned alopecurus; short-awned foxtail; short awned foxtail; short-awned foxtail-grass; short-awned foxtail grass; short-awned meadow-foxtail; short-awned meadow foxtail; short-awn alopecurus; short-awn foxtail; short awn foxtail; shortawn foxtail; short-awn foxtail-grass; short-awn foxtail grass; short-awn meadow-foxtail; short-awn meadow foxtail; short awn meadow foxtail; little meadow-foxtail; little meadow foxtail; wild water foxtail; wild water fox-tail; orange foxtail |
| Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | water foxtail, water fox-tail, water fox tail, water-foxtail, water foxtail grass, water fox-tail grass, marsh foxtail, marsh fox-tail, marsh fox tail, meadow foxtail, meadow-foxtail, meadow fox tail, meadow foxtail grass, meadow fox-tail grass, meadow fox tail grass, marsh meadow-foxtail, marsh meadow foxtail, floating foxtail, floating foxtail grass are applied to multiple Alopecurus taxa; foxtails, foxtail grass, fox-tail grass, fox tail grass are applied to multiple Poaceae taxa; foxtail, fox-tail, fox tail, water grass, water-grass, watergrass, fox tail are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| Notes | Sonoma is a proper name, so upper case preferable |
