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 | Symphyotrichum spathulatum var. spathulatum |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Asteraceae |
| Family common name(s) | composite; composita; comp; aster; asterwort; asterworts; sunflower; daisy; dandelion |
| Genus common name(s) | symphyotrichum; American-aster |
| Species common name(s) | western mountain aster |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | western aster is applied to multiple Symphyotrichum taxa; Michaelmas daisy, Michaelmas daisies, it-brings-the-frost, it brings the frost, farewell-to-summer are applied to multiple Asteraceae taxa; frost weed, frost-weed, frost flowers, frost-flowers, goodbye summer, goodbye-summer, good-by summer are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| | | Notes | American is a proper name, so upper case preferable |
| Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Aster occidentalis (Nutt.) Torr. & A. Gray var. occidentalis; Aster occidentalis (Nutt.) Torr. & A. Gray var. delectabilis (H.M. Hall) Ferris; Aster occidentalis (Nutt.) Torr. & A. Gray var. parishii (A. Gray) Ferris |
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