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 (paintere@west.net).
| Taxon | Atriplex truncata |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Chenopodiaceae |
| Family common name(s) | chenopod; chenopode; goosefoot; pigweed; pigweeds |
| Genus common name(s) | atriplex; orach; orache; salt-sage; salt sage; saltsage; salty sage |
| Species common name(s) | truncate saltbush; truncate orache; wedge orach; wedge orache; wedgescale orach; wedgescale orache; wedge-scale saltbush; wedgescale saltbush; wedgescale saltweed; wedge-leaved orach; wedge-leaved orache; wedge-leaved saltbush; wedge-leaf orache; wedge leaf orache; wedgeleaf orache; scrub saltbush; Utah saltbush |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | saltbush, salt-bush, salt bush, saltweed, salt-weed, salt weed, goose-weed, goose-weeds, sagebrush, sage-brush, sage brush, wedgescale, wedge-scale, wedge scale are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| | | | | Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Amaranthaceae; var. stricta A. Gray; Obione truncata Torr. ex S. Watson; Atriplex subdecumbens M.E. Jones |
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