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 palmeri |
| 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) | Palmer's ceanothus; Palmer's mountain-lilac; Palmer's mountain lilac; Palmer's lilac; Palmer's-lilac; Palmer ceanothus; Palmer mountain-lilac; Palmer mountain lilac; Palmer lilac; Palmer-lilac; Cuyamaca-bush; Cuyamaca bush |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | white-flowered ceanothus, white flowered ceanothus are applied to multiple Ceanothus taxa; redheart, red-heart, red heart, myrtle, lilac, deerbrush, dear brush, deer-brush, red-root, red root, soapberry, soap-berry, soap berry are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| | | Notes | Palmer is a proper name, so upper case preferable; Palmers is an error |
| Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Ceanothus spinosus Nutt. var. palmeri (Trel.) Brandegee |
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