Jepson Interchange: Manual Name Data Retrieval

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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	Populus trichocarpa
group	Eudicots
Family	Salicaceae
Family common name(s)	willow; willows; poplar; poplars; cottonwood
Genus common name(s)	populus; poplar; poplar-tree; poplar tree; popple; popple tree; popple-tree; cottonwood; cotton-wood; cotton wood; cottonwood tree; cotton tree; alamo; aspen
Species common name(s)	western black cottonwood; western black cotton-wood; western black cotton wood; western balsam poplar; California black cottonwood; California balsam poplar; California poplar


Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa	black cottonwood, balsam cottonwood, balsam poplar are applied to multiple Populus taxa


Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc	Populus balsamifera L. subsp. trichocarpa (Hook.) Brayshaw