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 | Bouteloua barbata var. barbata |
| group | Monocots |
| Family | Poaceae |
| Family common name(s) | grass; true grass |
| Genus common name(s) | bouteloua; grama; grama-grass; grama grass; gramagrass; gramma; gramma-grass; gramma grass; grammagrass |
| Species common name(s) | low grama; low grama-grass; low grama grass; low gramma; low gramma grass; sand grama |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | six-weeks grama, six weeks grama, sixweeks grama, six-week grama, six-weeks gramma, 6-weeks grama, 6 weeks grama, annual grama are applied to multiple Bouteloua taxa; muskit grass, mesquite grass, mesquite-grass, mesquit-grass, mesquit grass, mezquite grass, mezquite-grass, mezquit-grass, muskeet grass, muskeet-grass, musquit grass, musquit-grass are applied to multiple Poaceae taxa |
| | | | | Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Bouteloua arenosa Vasey; Bouteloua polystachya (Benth.) Torr. |
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