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 | Quercus palmeri |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Fagaceae |
| Family common name(s) | oak; beech |
| Genus common name(s) | oak; true oak; encino; encina; roble |
| Species common name(s) | Palmer's oak; Palmer's scrub oak; Palmer's scrub-oak; Palmer's desert oak; Palmer oak; Palmer scrub oak; Palmer scrub-oak; Palmer desert oak; Dunn's oak; Dunn oak |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | scrub oak, scrub-oak, desert oak are applied to multiple Quercus taxa; chaparro is applied to taxa in multiple families |
| | | Notes | Palmer, Dunn are proper names, so upper case preferable; Palmers, Dunns are errors |
| Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Quercus dunnii Kellogg, illeg. |
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