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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).




TaxonCercocarpus betuloides var. macrourus
groupEudicots
FamilyRosaceae
Family common name(s)rose; rosewort; roseworts
Genus common name(s)cercocarpus; mountain-mahogany; mountain mahogany; mountainmahogany; mtn mahogany
Species common name(s)birch-leaved cercocarpus; birch-leaved mountain-mahogany; birch-leaved mountain mahogany; birch-leaf cercocarpus; birch leaf cercocarpus; birchleaf cercocarpus; birch-leaf mountain-mahogany; birch-leaf mountain mahogany; birchleaf mountain-mahogany; birchleaf mountain mahogany; birchleaf mountainmahogany; birchleaf mtn mahogany; birch-leaf mahogany; birch leaf mahogany; birchleaf mahogany; western mountain-mahogany; western mountain mahogany; western mtn mahogany; California mountain-mahogany; California mountain mahogany; California hard-tack; California hard tack; California hardtack; interior mountain-mahogany; interior mountain mahogany
 
 
Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxablackbrush is more commonly applied to Coleogyne ramosissima; ponil is applied to multiple Rosaceae taxa; sweet-brier, sweet brier are more commonly applied to Rosa rubiginosa
 
NotesKlamath, California, Colorado are proper names, so upper case preferable
Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etcsubsp. macrourus (Rydb.) A.E. Murray; Cercocarpus montanus Raf. var. macrourus (Rydb.) F.L. Martin
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