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 | Cornus canadensis |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Cornaceae |
| Family common name(s) | dogwood; cornel; cornels |
| Genus common name(s) | dogwood; cornel; dogberry tree; dogberry-tree; bunch-berry; bunch berry; bunchberry; puppy-wood; puppywood |
| Species common name(s) | Canadian bunch-berry; Canadian bunch berry; Canadian bunchberry; Canadian dogwood; Canadian cornel; Canadian dwarf dogwood; Canadian dwarf cornel; Canadian crackerberry; Canadian dwarf cornel; Canada bunch-berry; Canada bunch berry; Canada bunchberry; Canada bunchberry dogwood; Canada dogwood; bunchberry dogwood; dogwood bunchberry; dwarf bunchberry; low cornel; low-cornel; ground dogwood; trailing dogwood; creeping dogwood; small flowering-cornel bunch-plum; bunch plum; bunch plums; bunchplum; crackerberry; cracker-berry; puddingberry; pudding-berry; pudding berry; pudding berries; frothberry; cuckoo-plum; cuckoo plum; cuckooplum; quatre-temps; quatre temps |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | dwarf dogwood, dwarf cornel, flowering dogwood, flowering-dogwood are applied to multiple Cornus taxa; kinnikinik, kinnikinnik, kinnikinnick, kinnikinnic, kinnikinic, kinnikinick, dogberry, dog-berry, dog berry, hounds berry, houndsberry, pigeon-berry, pigeon berry, pigeonberry, bearberry, bear-berry, bear berry, plum are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| | | Notes | Canadian, Canada are proper names, so upper case preferable |
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