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 | Juncus covillei |
| group | Monocots |
| Family | Juncaceae |
| Family common name(s) | rush; rushes |
| Genus common name(s) | juncus; rush |
| Species common name(s) | Coville's rush; Coville rush |
| | | Common name(s) specific to synonym; taxon noted in brackets | Coville's blunt rush [var. obtusatus]; Coville blunt rush [var. obtusatus]; blunt rush [var. obtusatus] |
| Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | long-fruited rush is applied to multiple Juncus taxa; bog-rush, bog rush, bogrush, sourgrass, sour-grass, sour grass, wire grass, wire-grass, wiregrass, rush grass, rush-grass, rushgrass are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| | | Notes | Coville is a proper name, so upper case preferable; Covilles is an error |
| Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | var. covillei; var. obtusatus (Engelm.) C.L. Hitchc.; Juncus obtusatus Engelm. |
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