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 | Eucephalus ledophyllus var. covillei |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Asteraceae |
| Family common name(s) | composite; composita; comp; aster; asterwort; asterworts; sunflower; daisy; dandelion |
| Genus common name(s) | eucephalus |
| Species common name(s) | Cascade eucephalus; Cascade aster; Cascade wayside-aster |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | wild aster, Michaelmas daisy, Michaelmas daisies, it-brings-the-frost, it brings the frost, farewell-to-summer are applied to multiple Asteraceae taxa; goodbye summer, goodbye-summer, good-by summer are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| | | Notes | when Cascade is used as a proper name, upper case preferable |
| Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Aster ledophyllus A. Gray var. covillei (Greene) Cronquist |
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