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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).
| Taxon | Ceanothus cordulatus |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Rhamnaceae |
| Family common name(s) | buckthorn; buckthorns |
| Genus common name(s) | ceanothus; ceanoto; California lilac; California-lilac; Californian lilac; California mountain lilac; California mountain-lilac; California wild lilac; mountain lilac; mountain-lilac; mtn lilac; wild lilac; wild-lilac |
| Species common name(s) | mountain white-thorn; mountain white thorn; mountain whitethorn; mountain white-thorn ceanothus; mountain white thorn ceanothus; mountain whitethorn ceanothus; mountain snowbush |
| Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | whitethorn ceanothus, white ceanothus, snowbrush ceanothus, snow-brush ceanothus, snow brush ceanothus, snowbush ceanothus are applied to multiple Ceanothus taxa; myrtle, whitethorn, white-thorn, white thorn, deerbrush, deer brush, deer-brush, snowbush, snow-bush, snow bush, snowbrush, snow-brush, snow, red-root, red root brush, soapberry, soap-berry, soap berry are applied to taxa in multiple families |
