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 | Ribes menziesii var. ixoderme |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Grossulariaceae |
| Family common name(s) | gooseberry; currant |
| Genus common name(s) | ribes; currant; currants; currant-bush; wild currant; wild currants; current; gooseberry; goose-berry; goose berry; gooseberries; wild gooseberry; goose-currant; goose currant; goosecurrant |
| Species common name(s) | Menzies's gooseberry; Menzies's goose-berry; Menzies' gooseberry; Menzies' goose-berry; Menzies gooseberry; Menzies goose-berry; coast prickly-fruited gooseberry; coast prickly fruited gooseberry; cañon gooseberry |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | canyon gooseberry, coast gooseberry, coastal gooseberry, chaparral currant, chaparral current, prickly gooseberry, prickley gooseberry are applied to multiple Ribes taxa; Santa Cruz gooseberry is applied to Ribes menziesii var. senile and Ribes thacherianum; wild gooseberry, gooseberry are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| | | Notes | when Sierra is used as a proper name, upper case preferable; Menzies is a proper name, so upper case preferable; Menzie's, Menzes's are errors |
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