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 | Delairea odorata |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Asteraceae |
| Family common name(s) | composite; composita; comp; aster; asterwort; asterworts; sunflower; daisy; dandelion |
| Genus common name(s) | delairea |
| Species common name(s) | ivy groundsel; common Cape-ivy; common Cape ivy; common cape-ivy; common cape ivy; German ivy; German-ivy; Italian ivy |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | Cape ivy, Cape-ivy, cape ivy, cape-ivy, capeivy, groundsel, groundsell, climbing groundsel are applied to multiple Asteraceae taxa; African ivy, parlor ivy, parlor-ivy, parlour ivy, mile-a-minute, mile a minute, mila-a-minute, mila a minute, mile-a-minute vine, mile-a-minute-vine, mile a minute vine, mile-a-minute weed are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| | | Notes | German, Italian are proper names, so upper case preferable |
| Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Senecio mikanioides Walp. |
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