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 | Calycanthus occidentalis |
| group | Magnoliids |
| Family | Calycanthaceae |
| Family common name(s) | calycanthus; calycanth; calycanths; sweet-shrub; spice bush |
| Genus common name(s) | calycanthus; calycanth; sweet-shrub; sweet shrub; sweetshrub; sweet-scented shrub |
| Species common name(s) | western sweet-shrub; western sweet shrub; western sweetshrub; western sweet-scented shrub; western sweetbush; western spice-bush; western spice bush; western spicebush; California sweet-shrub; California sweet shrub; California sweetshrub; California sweet-bush; California sweet bush; California sweetbush; California sweet-scented shrub; California spice-bush; California spice bush; California spicebush' Californian spice-bush; Californian spicebush; California allspice; California-allspice; Californian allspice |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | strawberry-shrub, strawberry shrub, spice-bush, spicebush, spice bush, sweetbrush are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| | | Notes | California, Californian are proper names, so upper case preferable |
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