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 | Acer glabrum var. diffusum |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Sapindaceae |
| Family common name(s) | soapberry; soapberries |
| Genus common name(s) | maple |
| Species common name(s) | western mountain maple; dwarf mountain maple; Rocky Mountain maple; dwarf Rocky Mountain maple; California mountain maple; Sierra maple; sierra maple |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | Douglas maple, Douglas Rocky Mountain maple, three-leaf Rocky Mountain maple, three leaf Rocky Mountain maple, threeleaf Rocky Mountain maple, trileaf Rocky Mountain maple, rose-fruit Rocky Mountain maple, New Mexico maple are more commonly applied to vars. not documented in CA; white maple, soft maple, water maple, mountain maple, dwarf maple, red maple, shrub maple, shrubby maple, bark maple, box maple, rock maple are applied to multiple Acer taxa |
| | | Notes | Greene, Rocky Mountain are proper names, so upper case preferable; Greenes, Green, Greens, Green's, Rockymountain, rockymountain are errors; when Sierra is used as a proper name, upper case preferable |
| Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Aceraceae |
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