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 | Juncus effusus subsp. effusus |
| group | Monocots |
| Family | Juncaceae |
| Family common name(s) | rush; rushes |
| Genus common name(s) | juncus; rush |
| Species common name(s) | common soft rush; common soft rush-grass; common soft rush grass; soft rush-grass; soft rush grass; lamp rush; candle rush; candle-rush; green bull rush; green bunch-rush; green bunch rush; Japanese mat rush; Japanese mat-rush |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | soft rush, hard rush, tufted rush, path rush, pasture rush, gray rush, grey rush, green rush, pin rush, pin-rush, salt rush, rhizomatous rush are applied to multiple Juncus taxa; Pacific rush is more commonly applied to var. pacificus; common rush, common bog rush, common bog-rush, brown bog rush, brown bog-rush, bog-rush, bog rush, bogrush, water rush, round rush, sourgrass, sour-grass, sour grass, wire grass, wire-grass, wiregrass, pond grass, candle-rush, candle rush, rush grass, rush-grass, rushgrass, common rush grass, common rush-grass, common rushgrass are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| | | | | Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | var. compactus Hoppe ex Mert. & W.D.J. Koch |
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