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 | Celtis reticulata |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Cannabaceae |
| Family common name(s) | hemp |
| Genus common name(s) | hackberry; hack-berry; hackberry tree; netelboom; sugarberry; sugar-berry; sugar berry |
| Species common name(s) | net-leaved hackberry; net leaved hackberry; net-leafed hackberry; net-leaf hackberry; net leaf hackberry; netleaf hackberry; net-leaf sugar hackberry; thick-leaved hackberry; thick-leaf hackberry; Douglas's hackberry; Douglas' hackberry; Douglas hackberry; canyon hackberry; small-leaved nettle tree; small-leaf nettle tree; Oklahoma hackberry |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | sugar hackberry, palo blanco, paloblanco, rough-leafed hackberry, rough leafed hackberry, rough-leaf hackberry, western hackberry are applied to multiple Celtis taxa; birdcherry, bird-cherry, bird cherry, bird cherry tree, cherry, hagberry, hag-berry, hag berry, nettle-tree, nettle tree, nettletree are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| | | Notes | Douglas is a proper name, so upper case preferable; Dougla's is an error |
| Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Ulmaceae; Celtis laevigata Willd. var. reticulata (Torr.) L.D. Benson; Celtis douglasii Planch. |
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