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 | Maclura pomifera |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Moraceae |
| Family common name(s) | mulberry |
| Genus common name(s) | maclura; Osage-orange; Osage orange; Osageorange |
| Species common name(s) | Osage-orange; Osage orange; Osageorange; Osage orange-tree; Osage orange tree; Osage apple; Osage-apple; Osage apple-tree; Osage apple tree; hedge-apple; hedge apple; hedgeapple; hedgeapple tree; horse-apple; horse apple; horseapple; horseapple tree; bois d'arc; bo-darc; bodarc; bodark; bodark tree; bowdark; bodock tree |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | mock-orange, mock orange, mockorange, wild mock orange, wild orange, hedge-tree, hedge tree, yellow-wood, yellow wood, yellowwood, bois jaune, bow-wood, bow wood are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| | | Notes | Osage is a proper name, so upper case preferable |
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