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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 | Ambrosia trifida |
| 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) | giant ragweed; great ragweed; greater ragweed; great perennial ragweed; great bitterweed; great bitter-weed; tall ragweed; trifid ambrosia; trifid-leaved ambrosia; trifid-leaf ambrosia; three-lobed ragweed; three-lobe ragweed; tall ambrosia; river ragweed; kinghead ragweed; king-head ragweed; kinghead; king-head; blood ragweed; trifid buffalo-weed; trifid buffalo weed; buffalo-weed; buffalo weed; buffaloweed; horse-cane; horse cane; horsecane |
| Common name(s) specific to synonym; taxon noted in brackets | fascicled white burrobrush [var. fasciculata]; fascicled desert cheesebush [var. fasciculata] |
| Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | hay-fever weed, hayfever weed, hay fever weed, perennial ragweed are applied to multiple Ambrosia taxa; Roman wormwood is applied to multiple Asteraceae taxa; bitterweed, bitter weed, bitter-weed, hog weed, hog-weed, hogweed, horse weed, horse-weed, horseweed, iron-weed, iron weed, ironweed, richweed, rich-weed, bloodweed, blood-weed, blood weed, wild hemp are applied to taxa in multiple families |
