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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).





TaxonPinus contorta subsp. murrayana
groupGymnosperms
FamilyPinaceae
Family common name(s)pine
Genus common name(s)pine; true pine
Species common name(s)lodgepole pine; lodge-pole pine; lodge pole pine; contorted pine; contorta pine; twisted pine; twisted-branch pine; twisted branch pine; western jack-pine; western jack pine; tamarack contorted pine; tamarack pine; California tamarack pine; tamrac pine; tamarae pine
 
 
Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxablack pine, white pine, wilding pine are applied to multiple Pinus taxa
 
NotesMurray is a proper name, so upper case preferable; Murrays is an error; when Sierra is used as a proper name, upper case preferable
Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etcvar. murrayana (Grev. & Balf.) Engelm.; Pinus murrayana Grev. & Balf.
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