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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 | Encelia virginensis |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Asteraceae |
| Family common name(s) | composite; composita; comp; aster; asterwort; asterworts; sunflower; daisy; dandelion |
| Genus common name(s) | encelia; brittlebush; brittle-bush; brittle bush |
| Species common name(s) | Virgin River encelia; Virgin River brittlebush; Virgin River brittle-bush; Virgin River brittle bush; Virgin River brittle-brush; Virgin River brittle brush; Virgin encelia; mountain bush sunflower; mountain brittlebush |
| Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | green encelia, green brittlebush, green brittle-bush, green brittle bush are applied to multiple Encelia taxa; bush sunflower, bush-sunflower, bushsunflower are applied to multiple Asteraceae taxa |
