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 | Pyrrocoma uniflora var. gossypina |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Asteraceae |
| Family common name(s) | composite; composita; comp; aster; asterwort; asterworts; sunflower; daisy; dandelion |
| Genus common name(s) | pyrrocoma |
| Species common name(s) | single-headed pyrrocoma; one-flowered pyrrocoma; one-flowered goldenweed; one flowered goldenweed; one-flowered ironplant; one-flower goldenweed; one flower goldenweed; plantain goldenweed |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | goldenweed, golden-weed, golden weed, yellowbrush, yellow-brush, yellow brush are applied to multiple Asteraceae taxa |
| | | | | Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Haplopappus uniflorus (Hook.) Torr. & A. Gray subsp. gossypinus (Greene) H.M. Hall |
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