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 | Symphyotrichum subulatum var. elongatum |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Asteraceae |
| Family common name(s) | composite; composita; comp; aster; asterwort; asterworts; sunflower; daisy; dandelion |
| Genus common name(s) | symphyotrichum; American-aster |
| Species common name(s) | annual salt-marsh aster; annual saltmarsh aster; annual salt-marsh aster; annual water-aster; annual water aster; small salt marsh aster; small salt-marsh aster; small saltmarsh aster; seaside American-aster; slim aster; slimaster; bushy starwort |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | panicled aster, panicle aster are applied to multiple Symphyotrichum taxa; eastern annual salt-marsh aster, eastern annual saltmarsh aster are most appropriately applied to var. subulatum; salt-marsh aster, saltmarsh aster, salt marsh aster, wetland aster, slender aster, wild aster, Michaelmas daisy, Michaelmas daisies, it-brings-the-frost, it brings the frost, farewell-to-summer are applied to multiple Asteraceae taxa; frost weed, frost-weed, frost flowers, frost-flowers, goodbye summer, goodbye-summer, good-by summer, starwort, star-wort, star wort are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| | | Notes | American is a proper name, so upper case preferable |
| Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Aster subulatus Michx. var. elongatus Bosser. ex A.G. Jones & Lowry; Aster bahamensis Britton; Symphyotrichum bahamense (Britton) G.L. Nesom |
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