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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).





TaxonAgoseris aurantiaca var. aurantiaca
groupEudicots
FamilyAsteraceae
Family common name(s)composite; composita; comp; aster; asterwort; asterworts; sunflower; daisy; dandelion
Genus common name(s)agoseris; mountain-dandelion; mountain dandelion; mountain dandylion; mtn dandelion; goat-chicory; goat chicory
Species common name(s)orange agoseris; burnt-orange agoseris; burnt orange agoseris; orange-flowered agoseris; orange-flowered false-dandelion; orangeflowered false dandelion; orange-flowered goat-chicory; orange-flower goat-chicory; orange flower goat chicory; orange mountain-dandelion; orange mountain dandelion; orange-flower false-dandelion; orange false dandelion; burnt-orange false dandelion; burnt-orange dandelion; burnt orange dandelion
 
 
Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxamountain agoseris is applied to multiple Agoseris taxa; false dandelion, false-dandelion are applied to multiple Asteraceae taxa
 
 
Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etcAgoseris gracilens (A. Gray) Greene; Agoseris greenei (A. Gray) Rydb.; Agoseris lackschewitzii Douglass M. Hend. & R.K. Moseley
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