 |
|||||
| University of California, Berkeley | |||||
 |
|||||
| Directory News Site Map Home | |||||
|
|||||
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 | Polygonum argyrocoleon |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Polygonaceae |
| Family common name(s) | buckwheat; smartweed; knotweed |
| Genus common name(s) | polygonum; true knotweed |
| Species common name(s) | silver-sheathed knotweed; silver-sheath knotweed; silver sheath knotweed; silversheath knotweed; silver-sheath smartweed; silversheath smartweed; silver-leaved knotweed; Persian knotweed; Persian knotgrass; Persian wireweed; leafless knotweed |
| Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | erect knotweed is applied to multiple Polygonum taxa; knotweed, knot-weed, knot weed, smartweed, smart-weed, smart weed, buckwheat, buck-wheat, buck wheat, false buckwheat, false-buckwheat, doorweed, door-weed, door grass, door-grass, dooryard grass, door-yard grass, tear-thumb, tear thumb, tearthumb are applied to multiple Polygonaceae taxa; wireweed, wire-weed, wire weed, heart's-ease, heart's ease, hearts'-ease, hearts' ease, heartsease, lady's thumb, lady's-thumb, ladysthumb are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| Notes | Persian is a proper name, so upper case preferable |
