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 | Stipa miliacea var. miliacea |
| group | Monocots |
| Family | Poaceae |
| Family common name(s) | grass; true grass |
| Genus common name(s) | stipa; stipa grass; steppe-grass; steppe grass; steppegrass |
| Species common name(s) | smilo-grass; smilo grass; smilograss; invasive smilo grass; invasive smilograss; smilo; smilo rice-grass; smilo rice grass; smilo ricegrass; millet rice-grass; millet rice grass; millet ricegrass; millet mountain-rice; millet mountain rice; rice-millet; rice millet; many-flowered smilo; many-flowered millet-grass; many-flowered millet grass; perennial mountain rice |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | rice grass, rice-grass, ricegrass, false rice grass, false rice-grass, false ricegrass, mountain-rice, mountain rice are applied to multiple Poaceae taxa; puna grass, puna-grass, punagrass are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| Common name(s), rejected | not recommended: Indian ricegrass, Indian rice-grass, Indian rice grass |
| | | Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Oryzopsis miliacea (L.) Benth. & Hook. f. ex Asch. & Schweinf.; Piptatherum miliaceum (L.) Coss. subsp. miliaceum |
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