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 | Viburnum ellipticum |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Adoxaceae |
| Family common name(s) | muskroot; musk-root; musk root; moschatels; adoxas |
| Genus common name(s) | viburnum; cranberry-tree; cranberry tree; cranberrybush; cranberry bush; wayfaring tree; way-faring tree |
| Species common name(s) | oval-leaved viburnum; oval leaved viburnum; oval-leafed virburnum; oval leafed virburnum; oval-leaf viburnum; oval leaf viburnum; western viburnum; western wayfaring tree; western way-faring tree; western cranberry bush; Oregon viburnum |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | common viburnum is applied to multiple Viburnum taxa; arrow-wood, arrow wood, arrowwood, dogberry, black haw, black-haw, blackhaw, western black haw, western blackhaw, haw are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| | | Notes | Oregon is a proper name, so upper case preferable |
| Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Caprifoliaceae |
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