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 | Berberis aquifolium var. repens |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Berberidaceae |
| Family common name(s) | barberry |
| Genus common name(s) | barberry; barberry-bush; barberry bush; barberry-tree; barberry tree; berberry; berbery; berberos; Oregon-grape; Oregon grape; Oregongrape; holly-grape; holly grape; hollygrape; grape-holly; grape holly; grapeholly |
| Species common name(s) | holly-leaved barberry; hollyleaved barberry; holly leaved barberry; holly-leaved mahonia; holly-leaved Oregon-grape; holly-leaved Oregon grape; holly-leaf barberry; hollyleaf barberry holly leaf barberry; holly-leaf mahonia; holly-leaf Oregon-grape; holly-leaf Oregongrape; holly mahonia; shining mahonia; shining Oregon-grape; shining Oregon grape; shining Oregongrape; Oregon mountain grape; mountaingrape; wild Oregon grape; Oregon grape-holly; Oregon grape holly; Oregon grapeholly; Oregon holly-grape; Oregon hollygrape; Oregon holly grape; tall Oregon-grape; tall Oregon grape; tall Oregongrape; Rocky Mountain Oregon-grape; Rocky Mountain Oregon grape; Rocky Mountain grape; trailing mahonia |
| | | Common name(s) specific to synonym; taxon noted in brackets | dwarf barberry [Berberis pumila]; dwarf mahonia [Berberis pumila]; Sonne's mahonia [Berberis sonnei]; Truckee barberry [Berberis sonnei] |
| Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | blue barberry, California barberry, California mahonia, California Oregon-grape, California Oregon grape, California Oregongrape, California holly grape, Oregon barberry, small Oregon grape, low Oregon-grape, low Oregon grape, low Oregongrape, dwarf Oregon-grape, dwarf Oregon grape, dwarf Oregongrape, dull-leaf barberry, evergreen barberry, mountain barberry are applied to multiple Berberis taxa; mountain grape, sowberry, sow-berry, sow berry, mountain holly, mountain-holly are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| | | Notes | Oregon, Colorado, Sonne, Truckee, Rocky Mountain are proper names, so upper case preferable; Sonnes, Rockymountain, rockymountain are errors |
| Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Berberis repens Lindl.; Berberis amplectens (Eastw.) L.C. Wheeler; Berberis pumila Greene; Mahonia repens (Lindl.) G. Don; Berberis pumila Greene; Mahonia pumila (Greene) Fedde; Berberis sonnei (Abrams) McMinn; Mahonia sonnei Abrams |
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