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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).





TaxonElytrigia pontica subsp. pontica
groupMonocots
FamilyPoaceae
Family common name(s)grass; true grass
Genus common name(s)elytrigia
Species common name(s)rush wheatgrass; rush wheat grass; tall wheatgrass; tall wheat-grass; tall wheat grass; Eurasian quackgrass; Eurasian quack grass; elongated wheatgrass; elongated wheat-grass; elongated wheat grass; elongated wild-rye; elongated wild rye; elongate wheatgrass; elongate wheat-grass; elongate wheat grass; elongate wild-rye; elongate wild rye; elongate wildrye
 
 
Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxatall wheatgrass, tall wheat-grass, tall wheat grass are applied to Elytrigia pontica (Thinopyrum ponticum) s.l.; wheatgrass, wheat-grass, wheat grass, fool's-wheat, fool's wheat are applied to multiple Poaceae taxa
 
 
Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etcElymus ponticus (Podp.) N. Snow; Elymus elongatus (Host) Runemark var. ponticus (Podp.) Dorn; Thinopyrum ponticum (Podp.) Barkworth & D.R. Dewey; Elytrigia elongata (Host) Nevski; Agropyron elongatum (Host) P. Beauv., in part
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