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 | Chenopodium berlandieri var. sinuatum |
group | Eudicots |
Family | Chenopodiaceae |
Family common name(s) | chenopod; chenopode; goosefoot; pigweed; pigweeds |
Genus common name(s) | chenopodium; chenopod; chenopody; goosefoot; goose-foot; goose foot |
Species common name(s) | pit-seeded goosefoot; pit-seed goosefoot; pitseed goosefoot; pitted goosefoot; net-seeded lamb's-quarters; net-seeded lamb's quarters; net-seed lamb's-quarters; net-seed lambsquarters; netseed lambsquarters; Berlandier's chenopod; Berlandier's goosefoot; Berlandier's goose-foot; Berlandier's lamb's-quarters; Berlandier's lamb's quarters; Berlandier chenopod; Berlandier goosefoot; Berlandier goose-foot; Berlandier lamb's-quarters; Berlandier lamb's quarters; southern huauzontle; stinking lamb's-quarters; stinking lamb's quarters |
| | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | pigweed goosefoot, huauzontle are applied to multiple Chenopodium taxa; lamb's-quarters, lamb's quarters, lambsquarters, lamb's-quarter, lambsquarter, lambs' quarter, sowbank are applied to multiple Chenopodiaceae taxa; pigweed, pig-weed, pig weed, blite, Mexican-tea, Mexican tea, Spanish-tea, Spanish tea are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| Notes | Berlandier is a proper name, so upper case preferable; Berlandiers is an error |
Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Amaranthaceae |
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