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 | Euchiton sphaericus |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Asteraceae |
| Family common name(s) | composite; composita; comp; aster; asterwort; asterworts; sunflower; daisy; dandelion |
| Genus common name(s) | euchiton |
| Species common name(s) | tropical creeping cudweed; tropical star-cudweed; globe cottonleaf |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | cudweed, cud-weed are applied to multiple Asteraceae taxa, annual cudweed, common cudweed, common-cudweed are applied to multiple Asteraceae taxa; star-cudweed, star cudweed are applied to multiple Euchiton taxa |
| | | | | Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Gnaphalium japonicum Thunb., misapplied |
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