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 | Harmonia doris-nilesiae |
group | Eudicots |
Family | Asteraceae |
Family common name(s) | composite; composita; comp; aster; asterwort; asterworts; sunflower; daisy; dandelion |
Genus common name(s) | harmonia |
Species common name(s) | Doris Niles's harmonia; Doris Niles's madia; Niles's harmonia; Niles's madia; Niles's tarplant; Niles's tarweed; Doris Niles' harmonia; Doris Niles' madia; Niles' harmonia; Niles' madia; Niles' tarplant; Niles' tarweed; Doris Niles harmonia; Doris Niles madia; Niles harmonia; Niles madia; Niles tarplant; Niles tarweed; serpentine tarplant; serpentine tarweed |
| | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | tarplant, tar-plant, tar plant, tarweed, tar-weed, tar weed are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| Notes | Doris, Niles are proper names, so upper case preferable; Nile's is an error |
Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Madia doris-nilesiae T.W. Nelson & J.P. Nelson |
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