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 | Onopordum acanthium subsp. acanthium |
group | Eudicots |
Family | Asteraceae |
Family common name(s) | composite; composita; comp; aster; asterwort; asterworts; sunflower; daisy; dandelion |
Genus common name(s) | cotton-thistle; cotton thistle; cottonthistle; Scotch thistle; Scots thistle |
Species common name(s) | ass's-thistle; ass's thistle; asses' thistle; asses thistle; assthistle; jackass thistle; crab-thistle; crabthistle; down-thistle; downthistle; down thistle; oakthistle; oak-thistle; oat-thistle; oat thistle |
| | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | woolly thistle, spear thistle, spear-thistle, spearthistle, giant thistle, winged thistle, silver-thistle, silver thistle, Argentine thistle are applied to multiple Asteraceae taxa; muskthistle, musk thistle, musk-thistle are more commonly applied to Carduus nutans; white-thistle, whitethistle, white thistle, thistle of ass are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| Notes | Scottish, Scots, Scotch are proper names, so upper case preferable |
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