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 | Digitaria californica var. californica |
| group | Monocots |
| Family | Poaceae |
| Family common name(s) | grass; true grass |
| Genus common name(s) | digitaria; digit-grass; digitgrass; digit grass |
| Species common name(s) | California digitaria; California crab-grass; California crab grass; California crabgrass; California crab grass; California cotton-top; California cotton top; California cottontop; California cotton-grass; California cotton grass; Arizona cotton-top; Arizona cotton top; Arizona cottontop; Arizona cotton-grass; Arizona cotton grass; Arizona cottongrass |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | fingergrass, finger-grass, finger grass, crop grass are applied to multiple Poaceae taxa; crabgrass, crab-grass, crab grass, cottontop, cotton-top, cotton top, cotton-grass, cotton grass, cottongrass are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| | | Notes | California, Arizona are proper names, so upper case preferable |
| Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Trichachne californica (Benth.) Chase ex Hitchc. |
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