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 | Pinus sabiniana |
| group | Gymnosperms |
| Family | Pinaceae |
| Family common name(s) | pine |
| Genus common name(s) | pine; true pine |
| Species common name(s) | gray pine; grey pine; gray-leaved pine; gray-leafed pine; foothill gray pine; foothill grey pine; gray foothill pine; grey foothill pine; blue-grey foothill pine; foothill pine; foot-hill pine; foot-hill pine; foothills pine; true foot-hill pine; California foothill pine; foothill ghost pine; gray ghost pine; grey ghost pine; ghost pine; see-through pine; Sabine's pine; Sabine pine |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | gray-leaf pine, gray leaf pine, grayleaf pine, grey-leaf pine, grey leaf pine, greyleaf pine, bull pine, nut pine, blue pine are applied to multiple Pinus taxa |
| Common name(s), rejected | not recommended (pejorative or derogatory): digger pine, digger-pine, digger's pine; not recommended (possibly pejorative or derogatory): squaw pine |
| Notes | Sabine is a proper name, so upper case preferable; Sabin is an error |
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