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 | Cylindropuntia ramosissima |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Cactaceae |
| Family common name(s) | cactus |
| Genus common name(s) | cholla; cholla cactus; choya; choya cactus |
| Species common name(s) | diamond cholla; diamond cholla cactus; diamond-plated pencil cholla; diamond plated pencil cholla; lead-pencil cholla; lead pencil cholla; darning-needle cholla; darning needle cholla |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | pencil cholla, branched pencil cholla, pencil cactus, holy-cross cholla, holy cross cholla, holycross cholla are applied to multiple Cylindropuntia taxa |
| | | | | Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Opuntia ramosissima Engelm. |
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