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 | Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus subsp. lanceolatus |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Asteraceae |
| Family common name(s) | composite; composita; comp; aster; asterwort; asterworts; sunflower; daisy; dandelion |
| Genus common name(s) | chrysothamnus; rabbitbrush; rabbit-brush; rabbit brush |
| Species common name(s) | viscid rabbitbrush; sticky-flowered rabbitbrush; sticky flowered rabbitbrush; sticky-flowered rabbit-brush; sticky-flowered rabbit brush; sticky flowered rabbit brush; sticky-leaved rabbitbrush; sticky-leaved rabbit-brush; sticky-leaved rabbit brush; sticky-leaf rabbitbrush; stickyleaf rabbitbrush; sticky-leaf rabbit-brush; sticky leaf rabbit-brush; sticky rabbitbrush; sticky rabbit-brush; yellow rabbitbrush; yellow rabbit-brush; yellow rabbit brush; low green rabbitbrush; small green rabbitbrush; Douglas's rabbitbrush; Douglas's rabbit-brush; Douglas's rabbit brush; Douglas's green rabbitbrush; Douglas' rabbitbrush; Douglas' rabbit-brush; Douglas' rabbit brush; Douglas' green rabbitbrush; Douglas rabbitbrush; Douglas rabbit-brush; Douglas rabbit brush; Douglas green rabbitbrush; little rabbitbrush; curly-leaved rabbitbrush |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | green rabbitbrush, green rabbit-brush, green rabbit brush, low rabbitbrush, rabbit-sage, rabbit sage, rabbitsage, yellowbrush, yellow-brush, yellow brush are applied to multiple Asteraceae taxa |
| | | Notes | Douglas is a proper name, so upper case preferable; Dougla's is an error |
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