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 durata var. gabrielensis |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Fagaceae |
| Family common name(s) | oak; beech |
| Genus common name(s) | oak; true oak; encino; encina; roble |
| Species common name(s) | leather oak; leather-leaved oak; leather-leafed oak; leather-leaf oak; leather leaf oak; leatherleaf oak; serpentine scrub oak; serpentine scrub-oak |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | scrub oak, scrub-oak, California scrub oak, California scrub-oak, chaparral oak are applied to multiple Quercus taxa; chaparro is applied to taxa in multiple families |
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