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 (paintere@west.net).
| Taxon | Isocoma menziesii var. menziesii |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Asteraceae |
| Family common name(s) | composite; composita; comp; aster; asterwort; asterworts; sunflower; daisy; dandelion |
| Genus common name(s) | isocoma |
| Species common name(s) | Menzies's goldenbush; Menzies's coast goldenbush; Menzies's jimmyweed; Menzies' goldenbush; Menzies' coast goldenbush; Menzies' jimmyweed; Menzies goldenbush; Menzies coast goldenbush; Menzies jimmyweed; coast goldenbush; coastal isocoma; coastal goldenbush; Pacific jimmyweed; spreading goldenbush; spreading golden bush; white-flowered goldenbush |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | goldenweed, golden-weed, golden weed, goldenbush, golden-bush, goldenbush, Jimmyweed, Jimmy-weed, Jimmy weed, jimmyweed, jimmy-weed, jimmy weed are applied to multiple Asteraceae taxa |
| | | Notes | Menzies, Pacific are proper names, so upper case preferable; Menzie's, Menzes's are errors |
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