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 | Chloracantha spinosa var. spinosa |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Asteraceae |
| Family common name(s) | composite; composita; comp; aster; asterwort; asterworts; sunflower; daisy; dandelion |
| Genus common name(s) | chloracantha |
| Species common name(s) | spiny chloracantha; spiny goldenbush; spiny devilweed; spiny devil-weed; devilweed aster; devil-weed aster |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | Mexican devilweed, Mexican-devilweed, Mexican devil-weed, Mexican devil weed, spiny aster are applied to multiple Asteraceae taxa; skeleton-weed, skeletonweed, skeleton weed, devilweed, devil-weed, devil weed are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| | | | | Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Aster spinosus Benth. |
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