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 | Salix X sepulcralis |
group | Eudicots |
Family | Salicaceae |
Family common name(s) | willow; willows; poplar; poplars; cottonwood |
Genus common name(s) | salix; willow; willow tree; willow-tree; willowtree; pussy willow; pussy-willow; pussywillow; pussy willows; scrub willow; scrub-willow; osier; saugh; saugh tree; saugh-tree; sally-tree; sally tree; Sally-tree; Sally tree; sally; Sallys; sallys |
Species common name(s) | golden hybrid weeping willow; golden hybrid weeping-willow; hybrid weeping willow; hybrid weeping-willow |
| | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | golden weeping willow, weeping willow, weeping-willow, common weeping willow, drooping willow, hanging willow, Niobe willow, niobe willow are applied to multiple Salix taxa; white weepiing willow is more commonly applied to Salix alba; withy, with, widdy are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| | Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | [Salix alba var. vitellina X Salix babylonica] |
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