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 | Isolepis cernua |
| group | Monocots |
| Family | Cyperaceae |
| Family common name(s) | sedge; sedges; bulrush |
| Genus common name(s) | isolepis; lateral-bulrush; lateral bulrush |
| Species common name(s) | low lateral-bulrush; low lateral bulrush; low bulrush; low club-rush; low club rush; low clubrush; annual tule; nodding club-sedge; nodding clubsedge; nodding club-rush; fiber-optic bulrush; fiber optic bulrush; fiber-optic rush; fiber optic rush; fiber-optics rush; fiber optics rush; fiber-optic grass; fiber optic grass; fiber-optics grass; fiber optics grass; fiber-optic plant; fiber-optics plant |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | slender club-rush, slender club rush, slender clubrush are applied to multiple Isolepis taxa; tule, saltmarsh bulrush, salt-marsh bulrush, salt marsh bulrush, pygmy bulrush, pygmy bullrush are applied to multiple Scirpus s.l.; club-rush, club rush, clubrush, dwarf sedge are applied to multiple Cyperaceae taxa; lizard's-tail, lizard's tail, lizard-tail, lizard tail, lizardtail, lizard-tails, lizard tails, weeping bulrush, bulrush, bullrush, bull-rush, bull rush, deergrass, deer-grass, deer grass, grassweed are applied to multiple families |
| | | | | Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Scirpus cernuus (Roem. & Schult.) Vahl |
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