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 | Luzula comosa var. comosa |
| group | Monocots |
| Family | Juncaceae |
| Family common name(s) | rush; rushes |
| Genus common name(s) | wood-rush; wood rush; woodrush |
| Species common name(s) | Pacific wood-rush; Pacific wood rush; Pacific woodrush; woodland wood-rush; wetland wood-rush |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | common wood-rush, common wood rush, common woodrush, hairy wood-rush, hairy wood rush, hairy woodrush, clustered woodrush, heath woodrush, heath wood-rush, heath wood rush are applied to multiple Luzula taxa |
| | | Notes | Pacific is a proper name, so upper case preferable |
| Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | var. congesta S. Watson; Luzula campestris (L.) DC. var. comosa (E. Mey.) Fernald & Wiegand |
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