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 | Senecio fremontii var. occidentalis |
group | Eudicots |
Family | Asteraceae |
Family common name(s) | composite; composita; comp; aster; asterwort; asterworts; sunflower; daisy; dandelion |
Genus common name(s) | senecio |
Species common name(s) | Frémont's groundsel; Frémont's ragwort; Frémont's butterweed; Fremont's butterweed; Fremont's groundsel; Fremont's ragwort; Fremont's butterweed; Frémont groundsel; Frémont ragwort; Frémont butterweed; Fremont groundsel; Fremont ragwort; Fremont butterweed; dwarf mountain ragwort; dwarf mountain groundsel; dwarf mountain butterweed; low mountain senecio |
| | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | western groundsel is applied to multiple Senecio taxa; butterweed, butter-weed, butter weed, ragwort, rag-wort, groundsel, groundsell, California dwarf-sunflower, mountain ragweed, mountain butterweed, rock groundsel, rod tansy are applied to multiple Asteraceae taxa; fireweed, fire-weed, fire weed, sky-flower, sky flower are applied to taxa in multiple families |
Common name(s), rejected | not recommended (possibly pejorative or derogatory): squaw-weed, squaw weed, squawweed; not recommended: Indian plantain |
Notes | Frémont, Fremont are proper names, so upper case preferable; Frémonts, Fremonts, Fremon's are errors |
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