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 | Fallopia baldschuanica |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Polygonaceae |
| Family common name(s) | buckwheat; smartweed; knotweed |
| Genus common name(s) | fallopia |
| Species common name(s) | Bukhara fallopia; Bukhara fleece-flower; Bukhara fleece flower; Bukhara fleeceflower; Chinese fleece-vine; Chinese fleece vine; Chinese fleecevine; China fleece-vine; China fleece vine; China fleecevine; Russian fleece-vine; Russian fleece vine; Russian vine; Russian-vine; silver fleece vine; silver-fleece vine; silver fleecevine; silverfleece vine; silver lace vine; silver-lace vine; silver-lace-vine; silverlace vine; vining knotweed |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | fleece-flower, fleece flower, fleeceflower, false-buckwheat, false buckwheat are applied to multiple Polygonaceae taxa; mile-a-minute, mile a minute, mila-a-minute, mila a minute, mile-a-minute vine, mile-a-minute-vine, mile a minute vine, fleese-vine, fleese vine, fleesevine are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| | | Notes | Bukhara, Chinese, China, Russian are proper names, so upper case preferable |
| Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Polygonum baldschuanicum Regel; Polygonum aubertii L. Henry |
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