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 | Tetracoccus hallii |
group | Eudicots |
Family | Picrodendraceae |
Family common name(s) | bitter-tree |
Genus common name(s) | tetracoccus; shrubby-spurge; shrubby spurge |
Species common name(s) | Hall's tetracoccus; Hall's shrubby-spurge; Hall's shrubby spurge; Hall's purple-bush; Hall's purple bush; Hall tetracoccus; Hall shrubby-spurge; Hall shrubby spurge; Hall purple-bush; Hall purple bush; chuckawalla-bush; chuckawalla bush; chuckawallabush |
| | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | holly-leaved spurge is applied to multiple Tetracoccus taxa |
| Notes | Hall is a proper name, so upper case preferable; Halls', Halls are errors |
Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Euphorbiaceae |
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