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 | Carex stipata var. stipata |
group | Monocots |
Family | Cyperaceae |
Family common name(s) | sedge; sedges; bulrush |
Genus common name(s) | carex; sedge; sedge-grass; sedge grass; sedgegrass; shere-grass; shere grass |
Species common name(s) | stipitate sedge; saw-beaked sedge; saw beaked sedge; sawbeaked sedge; saw-beak sedge; saw beak sedge; sawbeak sedge; awl-fruit sedge; awl fruit sedge; awlfruit sedge; awl sedge; owl-fruited sedge; owl-fruit sedge; owl fruit sedge; owlfruit sedge; stalk-grain sedge; stalk grain sedge; stalkgrain sedge; stipitate sedge |
| | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | awl-fruited sedge, awl fruited sedge, prickly sedge, prickley sedge, common fox sedge, common fox-sedge, fox sedge, fox-sedge, beaked sedge, stalk sedge, crowded sedge, sawtooth sedge are applied to multiple Carex taxa; sword-grass, sword grass, sedge grass are applied to taxa in multiple families |
Common name(s), rejected | not recommended (pejorative or derogatory): nigger-wool, nigger wool, niggerwool |
Notes | stipiate is an error |
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