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 | Distichlis littoralis |
| group | Monocots |
| Family | Poaceae |
| Family common name(s) | grass; true grass |
| Genus common name(s) | distichlis; distichlis grass |
| Species common name(s) | salt-cedar grass; salt cedar grass; saltcedar-grass; saltcedar grass; salt-flat grass; salt flat grass; saltflat grass; saltflat-grass; key-grass; key grass; keygrass; dwarfstand saltgrass |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | saltgrass, salt grass, salt-grass are applied to multiple Poaceae taxa; shore grass, shoregrass, shore-grass, salt cedar, saltcedar, salt-cedar, wire grass, wire-grass, wiregrass are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| | | | | Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Monanthochloe littoralis Engelm. |
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