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 perplexans |
| 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) | perplexing ceanothus |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | desert ceanothus, desert mountain-lilac, desert buckthorn, desert buckbrush, cup-leaved ceanothus, cupleaf ceanothus, cup-leaf ceanothus, cupleaf mountain lilac, cup-leaf lilac, cup-leaf-lilac, buckbrush ceanothus are applied to multiple Ceanothus taxa; myrtle, deerbrush, dear brush, deer-brush, cattle bush, red-root, red root, soapberry, soap-berry, soap berry are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| | | | | Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Ceanothus greggii A. Gray var. perplexans (Trel.) Jeps. |
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