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 | Polystichum californicum |
| group | Ferns |
| Family | Dryopteridaceae |
| Family common name(s) | wood fern; wood-fern; woodfern |
| Genus common name(s) | polystichum; polystich; polystic; sword-fern; sword fern; swordfern; Christmas fern |
| Species common name(s) | California sword-fern; California sword fern; California swordfern; California shield-fern; California shield fern; California holly-fern; California holly fern |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | Californian shield-fern, Californian shield fern, hybrid sword fern, hybrid swordfern are applied to multiple Polystichum taxa; holly fern, holly-fern, hollyfern, shield-fern, shield fern are applied to multiple Dryopteridaceae taxa |
| | | | | Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Aspidium californicum D.C. Eaton; Polystichum aculeatum (L.) Roth var. californicum (D.C. Eaton) Jeps. |
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