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 lobata |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Fagaceae |
| Family common name(s) | oak; beech |
| Genus common name(s) | oak; true oak; encino; encina; roble |
| Species common name(s) | valley oak; California valley oak; Californian valley oak; lobe-leaved valley oak; lobed-leaf valley oak; deciduous valley oak; valley white oak; valley roble; roble de valle; encino del valle; California white oak; Californian white oak; California roble oak; California weeping oak; mush oak |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | roble oak, encina oak, weeping oak, western white oak, swamp oak, water oak, weeping oak, California encino, California encina, California roble are applied to multiple Quercus taxa; white oak is applied to taxa in multiple families |
| | | Notes | California, Californian are proper names, so upper case preferable |
| Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | var. turbinata Jeps.; var. walteri Jeps. |
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