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 | Calamagrostis canadensis var. langsdorffii |
| group | Monocots |
| Family | Poaceae |
| Family common name(s) | grass; true grass |
| Genus common name(s) | calamagrostis; reed bentgrass; reed-bentgrass; reed bent-grass; reed bent grass; small reed-grass; small reed grass; small reedgrass; small-reedgrass |
| Species common name(s) | Canadian reed-grass; Canadian reed grass; Canadian bluejoint; Canadian reedgrass; Canadian blue-joint; Canadian bluejoint; Canadian blue-joint grass; Canadian blue joint grass; Canadian bluejoint grass; Canadian small-reed; Canada reed-grass; Canada reed grass; Canada reedgrass; Canada blue-joint; Canada blue joint; Canada bluejoint; Canada blue-joint grass; Canada bluejoint grass; blue joint reedgrass; Canada bluejoint grass; blue-joint reed-grass; blue joint reed-grass; blue-joint reed grass; blue joint reed grass; blue-joint reedgrass; bluejoint reedgrass; bluejoint reed-grass; bluejoint reed grass; big reed grass; marsh pine-grass; marsh pine grass; marsh pinegrass; meadow pine-grass; meadow pine grass; meadow pinegrass |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | yellowtop, yellow top, marsh reedgrass, marsh reed-grass, marsh reed grass are applied to multiple Calamagrostis taxa; blue-joint grass, blue joint grass, bluejoint grass, blue-joint, blue joint, bluejoint, redtop, red-top, red top, redtop grass, red-top grass, red top grass are applied to multiple Poaceae taxa; joint-grass, joint grass, jointgrass, pine-grass, pine grass, pinegrass, reedgrass, reed-grass, reed grass are applied are to taxa in multiple families |
| | | Notes | Canadian, Canada are proper names, so upper case preferable |
| Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | var. scabra (J. Presl) Hitchc. |
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