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 | Antennaria dimorpha |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Asteraceae |
| Family common name(s) | composite; composita; comp; aster; asterwort; asterworts; sunflower; daisy; dandelion |
| Genus common name(s) | pussy-toes; pussy toes; pussytoes; pussy's toes; everlasting pussy-toes |
| Species common name(s) | low pussy-toes; low pussy toes; low pussytoes; low everlasting; two-form pussy-toes; two-form pussytoes; cushion pussytoes; cushion everlasting; gray cushion pussytoes; Gray's cushion pussytoes; Gray cushion pussytoes; gray cushion pussytoes; dwarf pussytoes; dwarf pussy-toes; solitary-flowered everlasting; white kittens toes |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | cat's-foot, cat's foot, cat foot, cats foot, cat's paws, cat's-paws are applied to taxa in multiple families; everlasting, ever-lasting, ladies' tobacco, ladies'-tobacco, ladies tobacco, lady's tobacco are applied to multiple Asteraceae taxa |
| Common name(s), rejected | not recommended: Indian-tobacco, Indian tobacco |
| Notes | Gray (when referring to a person, e.g., A. Gray) is a proper name, so upper case preferable; Grays is an error |
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