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 | Ericameria cuneata var. cuneata |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Asteraceae |
| Family common name(s) | composite; composita; comp; aster; asterwort; asterworts; sunflower; daisy; dandelion |
| Genus common name(s) | ericameria; heath-goldenrod; heath goldenrod; heathgoldenrod |
| Species common name(s) | cuneate-leaved ericameria; wedge-leaved goldenbush; wedge-leaf goldenbush; wedgeleaf goldenbush; wedge-leaf golden-bush; wedge-leaf golden bush; wedge-leaf goldenweed; wedge-leaf golden-weed; wedgeleaf goldenweed; wedgeleaf golden weed; cliff goldenbush; cliff heath-goldenrod; cliff heathgoldenrod; desert rock goldenbush; desert rock golden-weed; desert rock golden weed; rock goldenbush |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | cliff goldenrod, rock goldenweed, goldenweed, golden-weed, golden weed, goldenbush, golden-bush, goldenbush, yellowbrush, yellow-brush, yellow brush are applied to multiple Asteraceae taxa; interior goldenbush, interior golden-bush, interior golden bush are more commonly applied to Ericameria linearifolia |
| | | | | Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Haplopappus cuneatus A. Gray |
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