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 | Physocarpus capitatus |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Rosaceae |
| Family common name(s) | rose; rosewort; roseworts |
| Genus common name(s) | ninebark; nine-bark; nine bark |
| Species common name(s) | Pacific ninebark; Pacific nine-bark; Pacific nine bark; western ninebark; western nine-bark; western nine bark |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | dwarf ninebark, dwarf nine-bark, dwarf nine bark are applied to multiple Physocarpus taxa |
| | | Notes | Pacific is a proper name, so upper case preferable |
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