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 | Geum triflorum var. ciliatum |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Rosaceae |
| Family common name(s) | rose; rosewort; roseworts |
| Genus common name(s) | geum; avens |
| Species common name(s) | prairie-smoke geum; prairie smoke geum; prairie-smoke avens; prairie smoke avens; prairiesmoke avens; old-man's-whiskers geum; old-man's-whiskers avens; old man's whiskers avens; oldman whiskers; old man's whiskers geum; three-flowered geum; three flowered geum; three-flowered avens; three flowered avens; threeflowered avens; three-flower avens; threeflower avens; long-plumed purple avens; long plumed purple avens; long-plumed avens; long-plume avens; Johnny-smokers; Johnny smokers; old-man's-whiskers prairie-smoke; old-man's-whiskers prairie smoke; old man's whiskers prairie smoke; prairie-smoke old-man's-whiskers; prairie smoke old man's whiskers; redball avens |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | old-man's-whiskers avens, old man's whiskers avens, purple avens are applied to multiple Geum taxa; prairie-smoke, prairie smoke, old-man's-whiskers, old man's whiskers, old-man's-beard, old man's beard, lion's-beard, lion's beard are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| | | | | Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | var. canescens (Greene) Kartesz & Gandhi |
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