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 | Polygonum ramosissimum subsp. prolificum |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Polygonaceae |
| Family common name(s) | buckwheat; smartweed; knotweed |
| Genus common name(s) | polygonum; true knotweed |
| Species common name(s) | bushy knotweed; bushy knot-weed; bushy knot weed; bushy knotgrass; bush knotweed; yellow-flowered knotweed; yellow-flower knotweed; yellowflower knotweed; yellow knotweed; narrow-pointed knotweed; narrow-point knotweed; narrowpoint knotweed; long-fruited knotweed; long fruited knotweed; long-fruit knotweed; exserted knotweed |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | common knotweed, erect knotweed, saltmarsh knotweed is applied to multiple Polygonum taxa; tall knotweed, knotweed, knot-weed, knot weed, buckwheat, buck-wheat, buck wheat, false buckwheat, false-buckwheat, doorweed, door-weed, door grass, door-grass, dooryard grass, door-yard grass, tear-thumb, tear thumb, tearthumb are applied to multiple Polygonaceae taxa; heart's-ease, heart's ease, hearts'-ease, hearts' ease, heartsease, lady's-thumb, lady's thumb, lady's-thumb, ladysthumb are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| | | | | Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Polygonum prolificum (Small) B.L. Rob. |
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