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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).




TaxonPseudotsuga macrocarpa
groupGymnosperms
FamilyPinaceae
Family common name(s)pine
Genus common name(s)Douglas-fir; Douglas fir; Douglasfir; Douglas's fir; Douglas' fir; Doug-fir; Doug fir; false-hemlock; false hemlock; bastard hemlock
Species common name(s)big-coned Douglas-fir; big-coned Douglas fir; big-cone Douglas-fir; big-cone Douglas fir; big cone Douglas fir; bigcone Douglas-fir; bigcone Douglas fir; bigcone Douglas fir; big-cone Douglasfir; big cone Douglasfir; bigcone Douglasfir; big-cone Doug-fir; big-cone Doug fir; large-coned Douglas-fir; large-coned Douglas fir; large coned Douglas fir; large-cone Douglas-fir; large-cone Douglas fir; big-coned spruce; big-cone spruce; big cone spruce; bigcone-spruce; bigcone spruce; large-coned Douglas-fir; large-coned Douglas fir; large coned Douglas fir; large-coned spruce; large coned spruce; large-cone Douglas-fir; large-cone Douglas fir; large cone Douglas fir; large-cone spruce; large cone spruce
 
 
Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxadesert fir, desert-fir are applied to taxa in multiple families
 
NotesDouglas is a proper name, so upper case preferable; Dougla's is an error
Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etcPseudotsuga californica Flous; Pseudotsuga douglasii (Lindley) Carrière var. macrocarpa (Vasey) Engelmann; Abies macrocarpa Vasey
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