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 | Symphoricarpos mollis |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Caprifoliaceae |
| Family common name(s) | honeysuckle; honey-suckle; honey suckle; honeysuckles |
| Genus common name(s) | symphoricarpos |
| Species common name(s) | soft-haired snowberry; Nuttall's snowberry; low-growing snowberry; Southern California snowberry; southern California snowberry; California creeping snowberry; California creeping snow-berry; California creeping snow berry; trip-vine snowberry; tripvine snowberry; trip-vine; trip vine; tripvine |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | creeping snowberry, creeping snow-berry, creeping snow berry, spreading snowberry, trailing snowberry, dwarf snowberry are applied to multiple Symphoricarpos taxa; snowberry, snow-berry, snow berry, coral-berry, coralberry, coral berry, waxberry, buckbrush, buck brush, buck-brush, buckbush, buck-bush, buck bush, wolf-berry, wolf berry, wolfberry are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| Common name(s), rejected | not recommended: Indian currant, Indian-currant |
| Notes | Nuttall is a proper name, so upper case preferable; Nuttalls, Nuttal, Nuttals, Nuttal's, Nuttals' are errors |
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