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 | Grindelia stricta var. platyphylla |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Asteraceae |
| Family common name(s) | composite; composita; comp; aster; asterwort; asterworts; sunflower; daisy; dandelion |
| Genus common name(s) | grindelia; gumplant; gum-plant; gum plant |
| Species common name(s) | Oregon gumplant; Oregon gumweed |
| | | Common name(s) specific to synonym; taxon noted in brackets | Point Reyes gumplant [subsp. venulosa] |
| Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | coastal gumweed, coastal gumplant, coastal gum-plant, coastal gum plant, coast gum plant are applied to multiple Grindelia taxa; tarweed, tar-weed, tar weed, gum plant are applied to taxa in multiple families; resin-weed, resin weed, resinweed, gumweed, gum-weed; gum weed are applied to multiple Asteraceae taxa |
| | | Notes | Pacific, Point Reyes, Oregon are proper names, so upper case preferable |
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