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 | Erigeron karvinskianus |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Asteraceae |
| Family common name(s) | composite; composita; comp; aster; asterwort; asterworts; sunflower; daisy; dandelion |
| Genus common name(s) | erigeron; daisy-fleabane; daisy fleabane; daisyfleabane; fleabane-daisy; fleabane daisy; flea-bane daisy; fleabanedaisy; fleabane-aster; fleabane aster; midsummer-aster; midsummer aster |
| Species common name(s) | Karwinsky's fleabane; Karwinsky fleabane; Latin American fleabane; Mexican fleabane; Mexican daisy; white midsummer-aster; white midsummer aster; Santa Barbara daisy; Maderia daisy; bony-tip fleabane; bonytip fleabane; dancing daisy |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | fleabane, flea-bane, flea bane, midsummer daisy, mid-summer daisy, midsummer-daisy are applied to multiple Asteraceae taxa; seaside daisy is applied to multiple Erigeron taxa; flea-wort, fleawort, flea wort are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| | | Notes | Karwinsky, Latin American, Mexican, Santa Barbara, Maderia are proper names, so upper case preferable |
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