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 | Picea sitchensis |
| group | Gymnosperms |
| Family | Pinaceae |
| Family common name(s) | pine |
| Genus common name(s) | spruce |
| Species common name(s) | Sitka spruce; Sitka-spruce; British Columbia Sitka-spruce; West Coast spruce; west coast spruce; coast spruce; tidewater spruce; tideland spruce; tide-land spruce; tide land spruce; great tideland spruce; great tide-land spruce; great tide land spruce; Menzies spruce; Menzies's spruce; Menzies' spruce |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | silver spruce, yellow spruce are applied to multiple Picea taxa; Menzies's fir, Menzies' fir, Menzies fir, pitch tree are applied to multiple Pinaceae taxa |
| | | Notes | Menzies, Sitka are proper names, so upper case preferable; Menzie's, Menzes's are errors |
| Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Pinus sitchensis Bong. |
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