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 | Pinus flexilis |
| group | Gymnosperms |
| Family | Pinaceae |
| Family common name(s) | pine |
| Genus common name(s) | pine; true pine |
| Species common name(s) | limber pine; limber-twig pine; limber white pine; flexible pine; Rocky Mountain white pine; American cembra pine |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | white pine, bull pine are applied to multiple Pinus taxa |
| | | Notes | Rocky Mountain, American are proper names, so upper case preferable; Rockymountain, rockymountain are errors |
| Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Apinus flexilis (E. James) Rydb. |
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