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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 | Carduus pycnocephalus subsp. pycnocephalus |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Asteraceae |
| Family common name(s) | composite; composita; comp; aster; asterwort; asterworts; sunflower; daisy; dandelion |
| Genus common name(s) | plumeless-thistle; plumeless thistle; bristle-thistle; bristlethistle; bristle thistle; tassel-bur; tasselburr |
| Species common name(s) | Italian thistle; Italian plumeless-thistle; Italian plumeless thistle; compact-headed thistle; compact headed thistle; Plymouth thistle |
| Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | shore thistle, slender thistle, slender winged thistle, slender-winged thistle, Corsican thistle, rabbit thistle are applied to both Carduus pycnocephalus and Carduus tenuiflorus; slender-flowered thistle, slender flowered thistle are more commonly applied to Carduus tenuiflorus; woolly thistle, noxious thistle are applied to multiple Asteraceae taxa |
