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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 | Erigeron concinnus var. concinnus |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Asteraceae |
| Family common name(s) | composite; composita; comp; aster; asterwort; asterworts; sunflower; daisy; dandelion |
| Genus common name(s) | erigeron; daisy-fleabane; daisy fleabane; daisyfleabane; fleabane-daisy; fleabane daisy; flea-bane daisy; fleabanedaisy; fleabane-aster; fleabane aster; midsummer-aster; midsummer aster |
| Species common name(s) | Navajo daisy; Navajo fleabane; tidy fleabane; elegant fleabane |
| Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | rayless fleabane, hairy daisy, shaggy daisy, desert fleabane are applied to multiple Erigeron taxa; fleabane, flea-bane, flea bane, flea-wort, fleawort, flea wort, rayless daisy, midsummer daisy, mid-summer daisy, midsummer-daisy are applied to multiple Asteraceae taxa; basin rayless daisy is more commonly applied to Erigeron aphanactis |
