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 | Xanthisma junceum |
group | Eudicots |
Family | Asteraceae |
Family common name(s) | composite; composita; comp; aster; asterwort; asterworts; sunflower; daisy; dandelion |
Genus common name(s) | sleepy-daisy; sleepy daisy; sleepydaisy; sleep-daisy; sleep daisy |
Species common name(s) | rush sleep-daisy; rush tansy-aster; rush chaparral-star; rush chaparral star; rush-like sleepy-daisy; rush-like bristle-bush; rush-like bristle bush; rush like bristle bush; rush bristleweed; rush-like bristleweed; rushlike bristleweed |
| | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | tansy-aster, tansyaster, tansy aster, tansey aster, yellowbrush, yellow-brush, yellow brush are applied to multiple Asteraceae taxa |
| | Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Machaeranthera juncea (Greene) Shinners; Haplopappus junceus Greene |
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