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 | Juncus nevadensis var. nevadensis |
| group | Monocots |
| Family | Juncaceae |
| Family common name(s) | rush; rushes |
| Genus common name(s) | juncus; rush |
| Species common name(s) | Sierra Nevada rush; Sierra rush; Sierran rush; sierra rush |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | Nevada rush is applied to multiple Juncus taxa; bog-rush, bog rush, bogrush, sourgrass, sour-grass, sour grass, wire grass, wire-grass, wiregrass, rush grass, rush-grass, rushgrass are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| | | Notes | when Sierra, Sierran are used as proper names, upper case preferable |
| Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Juncus mertensianus Bong. subsp. gracilis (Engelm.) F.J. Herm.; Juncus phaeocephalus var. gracilis Engelm. |
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