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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).




TaxonSequoia sempervirens
groupGymnosperms
FamilyCupressaceae
Family common name(s)bald cypress; taxodium; redwood
Genus common name(s)redwood
Species common name(s)coast redwood; coastal redwood; coast sequoia; coastal sequoia; California coast redwood; Californian coast redwood; California coastal redwood; Californian coastal redwood; California coastal sequoia; California redwood; Californian redwood; Pacific Coast sequoia; Pacific coast sequoia; Humboldt redwood; giant coast redwood; giant coastal redwood; giant-of-the-forest
 
 
Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxasequoia is applied to both Sequoia sempervirens and Sequoiadendron giganteum
 
NotesCalifornia, Californian, Humboldt are proper names, so upper case preferable
Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etcTaxodiaceae; Taxodium sempervirens D. Don
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