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 | Micropus californicus var. subvestitus |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Asteraceae |
| Family common name(s) | composite; composita; comp; aster; asterwort; asterworts; sunflower; daisy; dandelion |
| Genus common name(s) | micropus |
| Species common name(s) | slender cottonseed; sweetclover slender cottonseed; Q-tips; q-tips; q tips |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | California cottonweed, slender cottonweed, slender cotton-weed, cottonseed, cottonweed, cotton-weed, cotton weed, cottontop, cotton-top, cotton top are applied to taxa in multiple families; California dwarf-sunflower is applied to multiple Asteraceae taxa |
| | | | | Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Bombycilaena californica (Fisch. & C.A. Mey.) Holub var. subvestita (A. Gray) Kartesz, ined. |
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