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 (paintere@west.net).
| Taxon | Ambrosia dumosa |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Asteraceae |
| Family common name(s) | composite; composita; comp; aster; asterwort; asterworts; sunflower; daisy; dandelion |
| Genus common name(s) | ambrosia; ragweed; rag-weed; rag weed; bur-sage; bur sage; bursage; burr-sage; burr sage; burr-ragweed; burr ragweed; bur-ragweed; bur ragweed; burro brush; burro-brush; burrobrush |
| Species common name(s) | white bur-sage; white bur sage; white bursage; white burr-sage; white burr sage; desert bur-sage; desert bur sage; desert ragweed; desert burro-bush; desert burro bush; desert burrobush |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | desert bursage, burrobush, burro-bush, burro bush, burrow bush, white burro-bush, white burrobush, white burrow-bush, white burrow bush, white burrowbrush are applied to multiple Ambrosia taxa; bitterweed, bitter weed, bitter-weed, hog weed, hog-weed, hogweed, burro-weed, burro weed, burroweed are applied to taxa in multiple families; Roman wormwood is applied to multiple Asteraceae taxa |
| | | | | Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Franseria dumosa A. Gray |
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