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 | Agoseris monticola |
group | Eudicots |
Family | Asteraceae |
Family common name(s) | composite; composita; comp; aster; asterwort; asterworts; sunflower; daisy; dandelion |
Genus common name(s) | agoseris; mountain-dandelion; mountain dandelion; mountain dandylion; mtn dandelion; goat-chicory; goat chicory |
Species common name(s) | Sierra Nevada agoseris |
| | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | mountain agoseris is applied to multiple Agoseris taxa; pale agoseris is more commonly applied to Agoseris glauca; false dandelion, false-dandelion, false mountain dandelion are applied to multiple Asteraceae taxa |
| | Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Agoseris glauca (Pursh) Raf. var. monticola (Greene) Q. Jones; Agoseris glauca (Pursh) Raf. var. dasycephala (Torr. & A. Gray) Jeps., misapplied |
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