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 | Perityle megalocephala var. megalocephala |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Asteraceae |
| Family common name(s) | composite; composita; comp; aster; asterwort; asterworts; sunflower; daisy; dandelion |
| Genus common name(s) | perityle |
| Species common name(s) | large-headed rock-daisy; large-headed rock daisy; large headed rock daisy; largehead rockdaisy; large-headed laphamia; bighead laphamia; Nevada rock-daisy; Nevada rock daisy; Nevada rockdaisy; |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | California rock-daisy, California rock daisy, California rockdaisy are more commonly applied to Perityle californica; limestone rock-daisy, limestone rock daisy, limestone rockdaisy are applied to multiple Perityle taxa; rock-daisy, rock daisy, rockdaisy, rock daisies are applied to multiple Asteraceae taxa |
| | | | | Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Laphamia megalocephala S. Watson |
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