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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 | Artemisia ludoviciana subsp. ludoviciana |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Asteraceae |
| Family common name(s) | composite; composita; comp; aster; asterwort; asterworts; sunflower; daisy; dandelion |
| Genus common name(s) | artemisia; sagewort; sage-wort; sage wort; mugwort; mug-wort; mug wort; wormwort; wormwood; wormwood sage; Artemis herb; Artemis's herb; Artemis' herb; sailor's-tobacco; sailor's tobacco; sailors' tobacco |
| Species common name(s) | Louisiana sagebrush; Louisiana sagewort; Louisiana sage-wort; Louisiana sage wort; Louisiana sage; Louisiana prairie sage; Louisiana wormwood; Louisiana cudweed; gray sagewort; grey sagewort; western mugwort; western mug-wort; western mug wort; silver mugwort; cudweed sagebrush; cudweed sagewort; cudweed mugwort; cud-weed mugwort; cudweed wormwood; lobed cudweed; lobed cud-weed; dark-leaved mugwort; dark-leaved mug-wort; dark-leaved mug wort; dark-leafed mugwort; dark-leaf mugwort; darkleaf mugwort; native wormwood |
| Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | prairie sage, prairie sagebrush, prairie sagewort, prairie sage-wort, prairie wormwood, silver wormwood, white sagebrush, white mugwort, hoary sagebrush, hoary sage-bush, white sage-brush, western mugwort, western mugwort, western sagewort, western sagebrush, dwarf sagebrush, herbaceous sagebrush, herbaceous sagewort, pinyon wormwood, mountain wormwood are applied to multiple Artemisia taxa; sagebrush, sage-brush, sage brush, sage, white sage, white-sage, whitesage, silver sage, western sage, wild sage, felonwort, felon-wort, water sage are applied to taxa in multiple families |
