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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).





TaxonArctostaphylos patula
groupEudicots
FamilyEricaceae
Family common name(s)heath; heather; heathwort; heathworts
Genus common name(s)arctostaphylos; manzanita
Species common name(s)snowbush manzanita; snowbrush manzanita; green-leaved manzanita; green leaved manzanita; green manzanita; Californian Sierra Nevada manzanita; Greene's manzanita; pine manzanita
 
 
Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxagreen-leaf manzanita, green leaf manzanita, greenleaf manzanita are applied to multiple Arctostaphylos taxa; bearberry, bear-berry, bear berry are applied to taxa in multiple families
Common name(s), rejectednot recommended: Indian-tobacco, Indian tobacco
NotesCalifornian is a proper name, so upper case preferable
Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etcArctostaphylos parryana Lemmon var. pinetorum (Rollins) Wiesl. & B. Schreib.
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