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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).





TaxonElymus salina
groupMonocots
FamilyPoaceae
Family common name(s)grass; true grass
Genus common name(s)elymus; buffalo rye; long-awned wild rye; long-awn wild rye
Species common name(s)Salina Pass wild-rye; Salina Pass wild rye; Salina pass wild rye; salina pass wild rye; saline wild-rye; saline wild rye; saline wildrye; saline lyme grass; salt wildrye; salina wild-rye; salina wild rye; salina wildrye; salinus wildrye; salinas lyme grass; Salina wild-rye; Salina wild rye; Salina wildrye; Salinas wildrye; Salinas lyme grass
 
Common name(s) specific to synonym; taxon noted in bracketsMojave wildrye [Leymus salinus subsp. mojavensis]; Mojave wild-rye [Leymus salinus subsp. mojavensis]; Mojave wild rye [Leymus salinus subsp. mojavensis]; Mohave wildrye [Leymus salinus subsp. mojavensis]; Mohave wild-rye [Leymus salinus subsp. mojavensis]; Mohave wild rye [Leymus salinus subsp. mojavensis]; hillside wheat-grass [Leymus salinus subsp. mojavensis]; hillside wheat grass [Leymus salinus subsp. mojavensis]
Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxawildrye, wild-rye, wild rye, wild rye grass, lyme grass, lyme-grass, lymegrass, bullgrass is applied to multiple Poaceae taxa
 
NotesMojave, Salina are proper names, so upper case preferable
Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etcLeymus salinus (M.E. Jones) Á. L√∂ve subsp. mojavensis Barkworth & R.J. Atkins
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