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 | Oreostemma alpigenum var. andersonii |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Asteraceae |
| Family common name(s) | composite; composita; comp; aster; asterwort; asterworts; sunflower; daisy; dandelion |
| Genus common name(s) | mountain-crown; mountain crown; mountaincrown; oreastrum-aster; oreastrum aster |
| Species common name(s) | tundra mountain-crown; tundra mountain crown; tundra mountaincrown; tundra aster |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | alpine aster is more commonly applied to Aster alpinus; showy aster, mountain aster, wild aster, 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 | Anderson is a proper name, so upper case preferable; Andersons is an error |
| Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Aster alpigenus (Torr. & A. Gray) A. Gray var. andersonii (A. Gray) M. Peck |
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