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 | Hymenoxys hoopesii |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Asteraceae |
| Family common name(s) | composite; composita; comp; aster; asterwort; asterworts; sunflower; daisy; dandelion |
| Genus common name(s) | hymenoxys |
| Species common name(s) | Hoopes's sneezeweed; Hoopes' sneezeweed; Hoopes sneezeweed; orange-sneezeweed; orange sneezeweed; orange sneeze-weed; orange sneeze weed; owl's-claws; owl's claws; owlsclaws; owls claws; owl's-claw; owl's claw; orange mountain daisy; tall mountain helenium |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | rubber-weed, rubberweed, rubber weed, western sneezeweed, rubber-weed, rubberweed, rubber weed, western sneezeweed, mountain sneezeweed are applied to multiple Asteraceae taxa; goldflower, gold-flower, gold flower, bitterweed, bitter-weed, bitter weed are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| | | Notes | Hoopes is a proper name, so upper case preferable; Hoope's is an error |
| Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Dugaldia hoopesii (A. Gray) Rydb.; Helenium hoopesii A. Gray |
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