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 | Heteromeles arbutifolia |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Rosaceae |
| Family common name(s) | rose; rosewort; roseworts |
| Genus common name(s) | toyon |
| Species common name(s) | toyon; toyon bush; toyon tree; tollon; Christmas toyon; California toyon holly; California Christmas-berry; California Christmas berry; California Christmasberry; California-Christmas-berry; California Christmas-holly; California Christmas holly; California-Christmas holly; California-holly; California holly |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | Christmas-berry tree, Christmas berry, Christmasberry, California berry, Christmas holly, Christmas-holly are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| | | | | Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | var. macrocarpa (Munz) Munz; Heteromeles salicifolia (C. Presl) Abrams; Photinia arbutifolia Lindl. |
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