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 occidentalis |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Betulaceae |
| Family common name(s) | birch; alder |
| Genus common name(s) | birch; birchtree; birch tree |
| Species common name(s) | western water birch; western river birch; western red birch; western black birch; interior western birch; spring birch; Rocky Mountain birch |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | river birch, water birch, western birch, western paper birch, black birch are applied to multiple Betula taxa; mountain birch is applied to taxa in multiple families |
| | | Notes | Rocky Mountain is a proper name, so upper case preferable; Rockymountain, rockymountain are errors |
| Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Betula papyrifera Marshall subsp. occidentalis (Hook.) Hultén; Betula fontinalis Sarg. |
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