Jepson Interchange: Manual Name Data Retrieval

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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	Arctostaphylos crustacea subsp. subcordata
group	Eudicots
Family	Ericaceae
Family common name(s)	heath; heather; heathwort; heathworts
Genus common name(s)	arctostaphylos; manzanita
Species common name(s)	crustaceous manzanita; brittle-leaved manzanita; brittle-leafed manzanita; brittle-leaf manzanita; brittle leaf manzanita; brittleleaf manzanita


Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa	heartleaf manzanita, heart-leaf manzanita, heart-leaved manzanita are applied to multiple Arctostaphylos taxa; woolly-leaf manzanita, woollyleaf manzanita are applied to Arctostaphylos tomentosa; bearberry, bear-berry, bear berry are applied to taxa in multiple families


Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc	Arctostaphylos tomentosa (Pursh) Lindl. subsp. subcordata (Eastw.) P.V. Wells; Arctostaphylos subcordata Eastw.