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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 | Eleusine tristachya |
| group | Monocots |
| Family | Poaceae |
| Family common name(s) | grass; true grass |
| Genus common name(s) | eleusine |
| Species common name(s) | three-spiked goose-grass; three-spiked goose grass; three-spiked goosegrass; three spiked goosegrass; three-spike goosegrass; three-spike goose-grass; three-spike goose grass; threespike goose grass; three-spike goosegrass; American crow's-foot grass; American crows-foot grass; American crowsfoot grass; American yard-grass; American yard grass |
| Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | crowfoot grass, crowfoot-grass, crowfootgrass, crow-foot grass, crow foot grass, crowsfoot grass, crow's-foot grass, crow's foot grass crowsfoot grass, crow's-foot grass, crow's foot grass, landgrass, land grass are applied to multiple Poaceae taxa; yard grass, yard-grass, yardgrass, goose grass, goose-grass, goosegrass, crabgrass, crab-grass, crab grass are applied to taxa in multiple families |
