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 | Simmondsia chinensis |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Simmondsiaceae |
| Family common name(s) | jojoba |
| Genus common name(s) | jojoba; goatnut; goat-nut |
| Species common name(s) | jojoba; jojoba bush; jojoba bean; California jojoba; jojobe; gray box bush; goatnut; goat-nut; deernut |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | pig-nut, pignut, pig nut, box, coffeeberry, coffee-berry, coffee berry, coffee-bush, coffee bush, coffeebush, quinine plant are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| | | | | Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Simmondsia californica Nutt. |
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