 |
|||||
| University of California, Berkeley | |||||
 |
|||||
| Directory News Site Map Home | |||||
|
|||||
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 | Baccharis pilularis subsp. pilularis |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Asteraceae |
| Family common name(s) | composite; composita; comp; aster; asterwort; asterworts; sunflower; daisy; dandelion |
| Genus common name(s) | baccharis; bacaris; bacara; coyote-brush; coyote brush; coyotebrush; prostrate coyote-brush; groundsel-tree; groundsel tree; tree groundsel; plowman's-spikenard; plowman's spikenard |
| Species common name(s) | chaparral coyote-brush; chaparral coyote brush; common coyote-brush; common coyote brush; common coyote-bush; common coyote bush; prostrate coyote-brush; prostrate coyote brush; dwarf coyote brush; dwarf coyote bush; dwarf chaparral-broom; dwarf chaparral broom; chaparral broom; chaparral brush; bush baccharis; dwarf baccharis; kidneywort baccharis; kidney-wort baccharis; kidney wort baccharis |
| Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | mulefat, mule-fat, mule fat are more commonly applied to Baccharis salicifolia; coyote-bush, coyote bush, false willow, false-willow, yerba del pasmo, cotton plant, kidney-wort, kidney wort, kidneywort are applied to taxa in multiple families |
