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 | Tsuga heterophylla |
| group | Gymnosperms |
| Family | Pinaceae |
| Family common name(s) | pine |
| Genus common name(s) | hemlock; hemlock tree; tree hemlock; hemlock-spruce; hemlock spruce |
| Species common name(s) | west coast hemlock; West Coast hemlock; Pacific hemlock; Pacific Coast hemlock; Pacific coast hemlock; lowland hemlock; Williamson's spruce |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | western hemlock; western hemlock-spruce, western hemlock spruce, California hemlock, California hemlock spruce, Californian hemlock spruce, black hemlock, coast hemlock, Patton's hemlock, Patton hemlock, Patton spruce applied to multiple Tsuga taxa; weeping spruce is applied to multiple Pinaceae taxa |
| | | Notes | Pacific, Williamson are proper names, so upper case preferable |
| Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Abies heterophylla Raf. |
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