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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).
| Taxon | Quercus berberidifolia |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Fagaceae |
| Family common name(s) | oak; beech |
| Genus common name(s) | oak; true oak; encino; encina; roble |
| Species common name(s) | inland scrub oak; inland scrub-oak; barberry-leaved scrub oak; barberry-leaved scrub-oak; barberry-leaf scrub oak; barberry-leaf scrub-oak; barberry-leaved oak; barberry scrub oak; barberry scrub-oak; chaparral scrub oak; chaparral scrub-oak; riparian scrub oak; riparian scrub-oak |
| Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | scrub oak, scrub-oak, California scrub oak, California scrub-oak, encinito, encinillo, encinilla are applied to multiple Quercus taxa; Nuttall scrub oak, Nuttall's scrub oak, coastal sage scrub oak, coastal scrub oak are more commonly applied to Quercus dumosa; chaparro is applied to taxa in multiple families |
