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 | Betula glandulosa |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Betulaceae |
| Family common name(s) | birch; alder |
| Genus common name(s) | birch; birchtree; birch tree |
| Species common name(s) | glandulose birch; glandular birch; bog glandular birch; swamp glandular birch; dwarf glandular birch; low glandular birch; scrub glandular birch; glandular scrub birch; bog scrub birch; dwarf bog birch; bog dwarf birch; swamp dwarf birch; dwarf swamp birch; dwarf resin birch; tundra dwarf birch; ground birch; dwarf Rocky Mountain birch |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | resin birch, dwarf birch, American dwarf birch, dwarf swamp birch, low birch, scrub birch, alpine birch, bog birch are applied to multiple Betula taxa; arctic dwarf birch is more commonly applied to Betula nana; swamp birch, bog birch are more commonly applied to Betula pumila |
| | | Notes | Rocky Mountain is a proper name, so upper case preferable; Rockymountain, rockymountain are errors |
| Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Betula pumila L. var. glandulifera Regel |
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