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 | Malus pumila |
group | Eudicots |
Family | Rosaceae |
Family common name(s) | rose; rosewort; roseworts |
Genus common name(s) | apple; apple tree; appletree; crab-apple; crab apple; crabapple; crab tree; crab-tree |
Species common name(s) | paradise apple; common apple; common apple tree; common appletree; cultivated apple; cultivated apple tree; domestic apple; domestic apple tree; domestic appletree; domesticated apple |
| | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | common apple, wild crab, wild apple, European apple, garden apple, garden apple tree, orchard apple are applied to multiple Malus taxa; wild crab-apple, wild crab apple, wild crabapple are applied to multiple Rosaceae taxa |
| Notes | European is a proper name, so upper case preferable |
Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | var. domestica (Borkh.) C.K. Schneid.; Malus domestica Borkh.; Malus sylvestris Mill., misapplied; Pyrus malus L. |
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