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 | Eriogonum ochrocephalum var. ochrocephalum |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Polygonaceae |
| Family common name(s) | buckwheat; smartweed; knotweed |
| Genus common name(s) | eriogonum; woolly knees; woolly knotweed; woolly knot weed; North American wild buckwheat; North American wild-buckwheat; American wild-buckwheat; American wild buckwheat; American buckwheat |
| Species common name(s) | white-woolly wild-buckwheat; white-woolly wild buckwheat; white-wooly wild-buckwheat; white-wooly wild buckwheat; white-woolly buckwheat; white-wooly buckwheat; whitewoolly buckwheat; whitewooly buckwheat; ochre-headed buckwheat; ochre-flowered eriogonum; ochre-flowered wild-buckwheat; ochre-flowered wild buckwheat; ochre-flowered buckwheat; ochre buckwheat; ocher-flowered wild-buckwheat; ocher-flowered wild buckwheat; ocher-flower buckwheat; ocherflower buckwheat |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | buckwheat, buck-wheat, buck wheat, wild buckwheat, wild-buckwheat are applied to multiple Polygonaceae taxa; flat-top, flat top, umbrella-plant, umbrella plant, umbrellaplant are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| Common name(s), rejected | not recommended: Indian tobacco, Indian-tobacco |
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