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 | Koeleria pyramidata subsp. pyramidata |
| group | Monocots |
| Family | Poaceae |
| Family common name(s) | grass; true grass |
| Genus common name(s) | koeleria; Koeler's-grass; Koeler's grass; Koeler-grass; Koeler grass; Koelergrass |
| Species common name(s) | prairie koeleria; prairie June-grass; prairie June grass; prairie Junegrass; prairie june-grass; prairie june grass; prairie junegrass; prairie Koeler's-grass; prairie Koeler's grass; prairie Koeler-grass; Koeler grass; mountain June-grass; mountain June grass; mountain Junegrass; mountain june-grass; mountain june grass; mountain junegrass; crested koeleria; crested June-grass; crested June grass; crested Junegrass; crested june-grass; crested june grass; crested junegrass; crested Koeler-grass; crested Koeler grass |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | crested hair-grass, crested hair grass, crested hairgrass, bristly koeleria are applied to multiple Koeleria taxa; crested hair grass, prairie grass, prairie-grass, meadow grass, meadow-grass, meadowgrass, June-grass, June grass, Junegrass, june-grass, june grass, junegrass are applied to multiple Poaceae taxa; hairgrass, hair-grass, hair grass applied to taxa in multiple families |
| | | Notes | Koeler is proper names, so upper case preferable; Koelers is an error |
| Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Koeleria macrantha (Ledeb.) Schult.; Koeleria cristata Pers., in part; Koeleria cristata var. subsp. ciliata A. Kern. ex Asch. & Graebn.; Koeleria cristata var. subsp. montana Hausm.; Koeleria gracilis Pers., in part.; Koeleria nitida Nutt. |
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