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 | Puccinellia distans |
| group | Monocots |
| Family | Poaceae |
| Family common name(s) | grass; true grass |
| Genus common name(s) | puccinellia |
| Species common name(s) | European alkali-grass; European alkali grass; European alkaligrass; European alkalai-grass; European alkalai grass; European alkalaigrass; Interior European reflexed saltmarsh-grass; spreading alkali-grass; spreading alkali grass; spreading alkaligrass; spreading alkalai-grass; spreading alkalai grass; spreading alkalaigrass; spreading spear-grass; spreading spear grass; clustered spear-grass; clustered spear grass; reflexed alkali-grass; reflexed meadow-grass; reflexed meadow grass; reflexed meadowgrass; reflexed salt-marsh grass; reflexed salt-marsh-grass; reflexed salt marsh grass; reflexed saltmarsh-grass; relaxed saltmarsh grass; reflexed saltmarshgrass; reflexed salt-grass; reflexed salt grass; reflexed poa; lax puccinellia; spreading goose-grass; spreading goose grass; sea spur-grass; sea spur grass |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | sea meadow grass is applied to multiple Puccinellia taxa; weeping alkali grass, weeping alkali-grass, weeping alkaligrass are applied to multiple Puccinellia taxa; weeping alkaligrass, alkali grass, alkali-grass, alkaligrass, alkalai grass, alkalai-grass, alkalaigrass, alkaline grass, are applied to multiple Poaceae taxa, spear-grass, speargrass, spear grass, meadow grass, meadow-grass, meadowgrass, spreading meadow grass, salt-marsh grass, salt marsh grass are applied to multiple Poaceae taxa; sweetgrass, sweet-grass, sweet grass, wild goose-grass, wild goose grass, goose grass, goose-grass, goosegrass are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| | | Notes | European is a proper name, so upper case preferable |
| Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | subsp. distans; Glyceria distans (Jacq.) Wahlenb.; Poa distans Jacq. |
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