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 falcatus subsp. falcatus |
| group | Monocots |
| Family | Juncaceae |
| Family common name(s) | rush; rushes |
| Genus common name(s) | juncus; rush |
| Species common name(s) | falcate rush; sickle-leaved rush; sickle leaved rush; sickleleaved rush; sickle-leafed rush; sickle leafed rush; sickle-leaf rush; sickle leaf rush; sickleleaf rush |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple 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 |
| | | | | Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | var. falcatus |
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