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 | Symphyotrichum bracteolatum |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Asteraceae |
| Family common name(s) | composite; composita; comp; aster; asterwort; asterworts; sunflower; daisy; dandelion |
| Genus common name(s) | symphyotrichum; American-aster |
| Species common name(s) | bracted American-aster; Eaton's bracted aster; Eaton's aster; Eaton bracted aster; Eaton aster; Oregon American-aster |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | bract aster, bracted aster, Oregon aster, Oregon-aster, wild aster, Michaelmas daisy, Michaelmas daisies, it-brings-the-frost, it brings the frost, farewell-to-summer are applied to multiple Asteraceae taxa; bracted aster, bract aster are applied to multiple Symphyotrichum taxa; frost weed, frost-weed, frost flowers, frost-flowers, frost-flowers, goodbye summer, goodbye-summer, good-by summer are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| | | Notes | Eaton, American, Oregon are proper names, so upper case preferable; Eatons is an error |
| Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Symphyotrichum eatonii (A. Gray) G.L. Nesom; Aster eatonii (A. Gray) Howell; Aster bracteolatus Nutt. |
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