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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 | Heterotheca villosa var. scabra |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Asteraceae |
| Family common name(s) | composite; composita; comp; aster; asterwort; asterworts; sunflower; daisy; dandelion |
| Genus common name(s) | heterotheca; false goldenaster; false golden-aster; falsegoldenaster |
| Species common name(s) | villous golden-aster; villous golden aster; hairy golden-aster; hairy golden aster; hairy goldenaster; hairy goldaster; hairy false-goldenaster; hairy false goldenaster; hairy false goldaster; hairy false gold-aster |
| Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | telegraph weed is more commonly applied to Heterotheca grandiflora than the entire genus; hairy camphorweed is applied to multiple Heterotheca taxa; hairy gold-aster, hairy gold aster, goldenaster, golden-aster, golden aster are applied to multiple Asteraceae taxa; camphor-weed, camphor weed, camphorweed are applied to taxa in multiple families |
