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 | Iva axillaris |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Asteraceae |
| Family common name(s) | composite; composita; comp; aster; asterwort; asterworts; sunflower; daisy; dandelion |
| Genus common name(s) | iva; marsh-elder; marsh elder; marshelder; bozzleweed |
| Species common name(s) | poverty-weed iva; povertyweed iva; iva poverty-weed; iva povertyweed; iva poverty weed; poverty sumpweed; mouse-ear poverty-weed; mouse-ear povertyweed; mouse ear povertyweed; mouse-ear poverty weed; mouse ear poverty weed; mouseear povertyweed; small-flowered marsh-elder; small-flowered marsh elder; smallflowered marshelder; small-flower marsh-elder; small flower marsh elder; lesser marshelder; western marsh-elder; death-weed; death weed; deathweed; deer-root; deer root; deeproot |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | small-flowered marsh-elder, small-flowered marsh elder are applied to multiple Iva taxa; sumpweed, sump-weed, sump weed are applied to multiple Asteraceae taxa; horse weed, horse-weed, horseweed, devil's-weed, devil's weed, poverty-weed, poverty weed, povertyweed, wormwood, careless-weed, careless weed, carelessweed, salt-sage, salt sage are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| | | | | Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | subsp. robustior (Hook.) Bassett |
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