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 | Sarcobatus vermiculatus |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Sarcobataceae |
| Family common name(s) | sarcobatus; greesewood |
| Genus common name(s) | sarcobatus |
| Species common name(s) | black greasewood; black grease-wood; common greasewood; alkaline-tolerant greasewood; fleshy-leaved thorn; fleshy-leaf thorn; pulpy-leaved thorn; pulpy leaved thorn; pulpy-leaf thorn |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | greasebush, grease-bush, grease bush are more commonly applied to Glossopetalon; seepwood is applied to multiple Chenopodiaceae taxa; saltbush, salt-bush, salt bush, greasewood, grease-wood are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| | | | | Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Chenopodiaceae; Amaranthaceae; Batis vermiculata Hook.; Fremontia vermiculata (Hook.) Torr.; Sarcobatus maximilianii Nees |
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