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 | Pinus ponderosa var. ponderosa |
| group | Gymnosperms |
| Family | Pinaceae |
| Family common name(s) | pine |
| Genus common name(s) | pine; true pine |
| Species common name(s) | ponderosa pine; ponderosa yellow pine; foothills ponderosa pine; foothill ponderosa pine; foothills yellow pine; western yellow pine; great yellow pine; great yellow-pine; yellow-belly pine; yellow belly pine; yellow-bellied pine; yellow bellied pine; western red pine; western pitch pine; western soft pine; blackjack pine; rock pine; American heavy-wooded pine; American heavy wooded pine; Sierra brown-bark pine; Sierra brown bark pine; Sierra brownbark pine; Gambier Parry's pine; Gambier Parry's-pine; Mr. Gambier Parry's pine |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | big pine, yellow pine, yellow-pine, bull pine, pitch pine, bird's-eye pine, wilding pine, long-leaved pine, long leaved pine, silver pine, red pine, heavy-wooded pine, heavy wooded pine are applied to multiple Pinus taxa |
| | | Notes | Parry is a proper name, so upper case preferable; Parrys is an error |
| Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Pinus parryana Gordon & Glend., non Engelm. |
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