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 mertensiana |
| 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) | mountain hemlock; Sierra hemlock; alpine hemlock; Mertens's hemlock; Mertens' hemlock; Mertens hemlock |
| | | | | 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, Patton's hemlock, Patton hemlock, Patton spruce applied to multiple Tsuga taxa |
| | | Notes | Mertens is a proper name, so upper case preferable; Merten's, Merten are errors; when Sierra is used as a proper name, upper case preferable |
| Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Pinus mertensiana Bong. |
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