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 | Trichophorum pumilum |
group | Monocots |
Family | Cyperaceae |
Family common name(s) | sedge; sedges; bulrush |
Genus common name(s) | trichophorum; trichophore; leafless-bulrush |
Species common name(s) | little bulrush; small deer-grass |
| Common name(s) specific to synonym; taxon noted in brackets | Rolland's bulrush [var. rollandii]; Rolland bulrush [var. rollandii]; Rolland's leafless-bulrush [var. rollandii] |
Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | dwarf bulrush, dwarf clubrush, dwarf club-rush, dwarf club rush, pygmy bulrush, pygmy bullrush, soft club-rush, soft club rush are applied to multiple Cyperaceae taxa; bulrush, bullrush, bull-rush, bull rush, deergrass, deer-grass, deer grass, dwarf deergrass, grassweed is applied are taxa in multiple families |
| Notes | Rolland is a proper name, so upper case preferable |
Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Scirpus pumilus Vahl |
|