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 | Chloris gayana |
| group | Monocots |
| Family | Poaceae |
| Family common name(s) | grass; true grass |
| Genus common name(s) | chloris |
| Species common name(s) | common Rhodes-grass; common Rhodes grass; introduced Rhodes-grass; ntroduced Rhodes grass; Rhodes-grass; Rhodes grass; Rhodesgrass; Gayana windmill-grass; Gayana windmill grass; hunyani-grass; hunyanigrass |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | fingergrass, finger-grass, finger grass, windmill-grass, windmill grass, windmillgrass are applied to multiple Poaceae taxa; umbrella-grass, umbrella grass, star-grass, star grass, stargrass are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| | | Notes | Rhodes is a proper name, so upper case preferable |
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