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 | Salsola gobicola |
group | Eudicots |
Family | Chenopodiaceae |
Family common name(s) | chenopod; chenopode; goosefoot; pigweed; pigweeds |
Genus common name(s) | salsola; Russian-thistle; Russian-thistle; Russianthistle; Russian thistle tumbleweed; Russian tumbleweed; tumbling Russian thistle; Russian-cactus; Russian cactus |
Species common name(s) | Gobi Russian-thistle; Gobi thistle |
| | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | barbwire Russian-thistle, barb-wire Russian thistle, barbwire Russian thistle are applied to multiple Salsola taxa; saltwort, salt-wort, salt wort, hybrid thistle are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| | Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Amaranthaceae; Salsola paulsenii Litv., misapplied, in part; Salsola tragus L., misapplied, in part |
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