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 | Bromus carinatus var. marginatus |
| group | Monocots |
| Family | Poaceae |
| Family common name(s) | grass; true grass |
| Genus common name(s) | bromus; brome; brome-grass; brome grass; bromegrass; bromo; chess; chess-grass; chess grass; chessgrass |
| Species common name(s) | California brome; California brome-grass; California brome grass; California bromegrass; Californian brome; native California brome; California keeled brome; California mountain brome; great western brome; large-flowered brome; large flowered brome |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | mountain brome, mountain brome grass, keeled brome, tall brome, tall brome-grass, tall brome grass, tall bromegrass are applied to multiple Bromus taxa |
| | | | | Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Bromus marginatus Nees. ex Steud.; Bromus breviaristatus Buckley; Bromus luzonensis J. Presl; Bromus subvelutinus Shear |
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