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 | Schoenoplectus heterochaetus |
| group | Monocots |
| Family | Cyperaceae |
| Family common name(s) | sedge; sedges; bulrush |
| Genus common name(s) | schoenoplectus; naked-stemmed bulrush |
| Species common name(s) | slender bulrush; slender bullrush; slender bullsedge; pale great bulrush; pale great club-rush |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | great bulrush is applied to multiple Schoenoplectus taxa; bulrush, bullrush, bull-rush, bull rus, deergrass, deer-grass, deer grass, grassweed are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| | | | | Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Scirpus heterochaetus Chase |
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