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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).





TaxonThymophylla pentachaeta var. belenidium
groupEudicots
FamilyAsteraceae
Family common name(s)composite; composita; comp; aster; asterwort; asterworts; sunflower; daisy; dandelion
Genus common name(s)thymophylla; prickly-leaf; prickly leaf; pricklyleaf
Species common name(s)five-needled thymophylla; five-needle prickly-leaf; five-needle prickly leaf; five-needle pricklyleaf; fiveneedle pricklyleaf; five needle pricklyleaf; five-needle dogweed; five-needle dog-weed; five-needle dog weed; five-needle fetid-marigold; five-needle fetid marigold; five needle fetid marigold; five-needle parralena; golden dyssodia; golden dogweed; stiff-leafed dogweed; common dogweed; common dog-weed; common dog weed
 
 
Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxaparralena is applied to multiple Thymophylla taxa; dogweed, dog-weed, dog weed, glandweed are applied to taxa in multiple families
 
NotesThurber is a proper name, so upper case preferable; Thurbers is an error
Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etcDyssodia thurberi (A. Gray) B.L. Rob.
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