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 | Eriogonum rosense var. rosense |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Polygonaceae |
| Family common name(s) | buckwheat; smartweed; knotweed |
| Genus common name(s) | eriogonum; woolly knees; woolly knotweed; woolly knot weed; North American wild buckwheat; North American wild-buckwheat; American wild-buckwheat; American wild buckwheat; American buckwheat |
| Species common name(s) | limestone yellow-heads |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | rose buckwheat, rosy wild buckwheat, rosy buckwheat, rosey buckwheat are applied to multiple Eriogonum taxa; whitewoolly buckwheat is more commonly applied to Eriogonum ochrocephalum; buckwheat, buck-wheat, buck wheat, wild buckwheat, wild-buckwheat are applied to multiple Polygonaceae taxa; flat-top, flat top, umbrella-plant, umbrella plant, umbrellaplant are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| Common name(s), rejected | not recommended: Indian tobacco, Indian-tobacco |
| | | Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Eriogonum beatleyae Reveal, misapplied; Eriogonum rosense A. Nelson & P.B. Kenn. var. beatleyae (Reveal) Reveal, misapplied |
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