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 | Luzula spicata |
| group | Monocots |
| Family | Juncaceae |
| Family common name(s) | rush; rushes |
| Genus common name(s) | wood-rush; wood rush; woodrush |
| Species common name(s) | spicate wood-rush; spicate wood rush; spicate woodrush; spiked mountain wood-rush; spiked mountain wood rush; spiked mountain woodrush |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | spiked wood-rush, spiked wood rush, spiked woodrush, spike woodrush, mountain wood-rush, mountain wood rush, mountain woodrush are applied to multiple Luzula taxa |
| | | | | Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | subsp. saximontana Á. L√∂ve & D. L√∂ve |
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