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 | Bromus vulgaris |
| group | Monocots |
| Family | Poaceae |
| Family common name(s) | grass; true grass |
| Genus common name(s) | bromus; brome; brome-grass; brome grass; bromegrass; bromo; chess; chess-grass; chess grass; chessgrass |
| Species common name(s) | Columbia brome; Columbia brome-grass; Columbia brome grass; Columbia bromegrass; Columbian brome; narrow-flowered brome; narrow flowered brome; narrow-flowered brome-grass; narrow-flowered brome grass; narrow-flowered bromegrass |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | common brome, common brome-grass, common brome grass, common bromegrass, narrow-leaved brome, narrow-leaved brome-grass are applied to multiple Bromus taxa |
| | | Notes | Columbia, Columbian are proper names, so upper case preferable; Colombian is probably an error |
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