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 | Ambrosia salsola var. pentalepis |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Asteraceae |
| Family common name(s) | composite; composita; comp; aster; asterwort; asterworts; sunflower; daisy; dandelion |
| Genus common name(s) | ambrosia; ragweed; rag-weed; rag weed; bur-sage; bur sage; bursage; burr-sage; burr sage; burr-ragweed; burr ragweed; bur-ragweed; bur ragweed; burro brush; burro-brush; burrobrush |
| Species common name(s) | white burro-brush; white burro brush; white burrobrush; white burrow-brush; white cheesebush; white cheese-bush; white cheese bush; common burro-brush; common burro brush; common burrobrush; common burro-bush; common burro bush; common burrobush; common cheesebush; common cheese-bush; common cheese bush; desert cheesebush; desert burrobush |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | burrobush, burro-bush, burro bush, burrow bush, burro brush, burro-brush, burrobrush, white burro-bush, white burrobush, white burrow-bush, white burrow bush, white burrowbush, cheesebush, cheese-bush, cheese bush, cheesebrush, cheese-brush, cheese brush are applied to multiple Ambrosia taxa; bitterweed, bitter weed, bitter-weed, hog weed, hog-weed, hogweed are applied to taxa in multiple families; Roman wormwood is applied to multiple Asteraceae taxa; cheeseweed is more commonly applied to Malva |
| | | | | Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Hymenoclea salsola Torr. & A. Gray var. pentalepis (Rydb.) L.D. Benson; Hymenoclea pentalepis Rydb. |
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