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 | Fraxinus velutina |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Oleaceae |
| Family common name(s) | olive; ash |
| Genus common name(s) | ash; ash tree; fresno |
| Species common name(s) | velvet ash; velvet Arizona ash; Arizona velvet ash; Arizona ash; western ash; smooth ash; leather-leaved ash; leather-leaf ash; leather leaf ash; leatherleaf ash; Toumey ash |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | desert ash is applied to multiple Fraxinus taxa |
| | | | | Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | var. coriacea (S. Watson) Rehder; Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marsh subsp. velutina (Torr.) G.N. Mill. |
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