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 | Ribes aureum var. aureum |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Grossulariaceae |
| Family common name(s) | gooseberry; currant |
| Genus common name(s) | ribes; currant; currants; currant-bush; wild currant; wild currants; current; gooseberry; goose-berry; goose berry; gooseberries; wild gooseberry; goose-currant; goose currant; goosecurrant |
| Species common name(s) | golden currant; golden currants; golden current; golden flowering currant; golden flowering current; golden-flowered currant; golden flowered currant; gold currant; yellow currant; gold flowering currant; yellow currants; yellow current; yellow flowering currant; yellow flowering-currant; yellow flowering current; yellow-flowering golden currant; yellow-flowered currant; slender golden currant; fragrant golden currant; spice currant; clove currant; clove current; buffalo currant; buffalo currants; buffalo current; Lewis's currant; Lewis' currant; Lewis and Clark's currant |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | flowering currant, flowering-currant, garden currant are applied to multiple Ribes taxa; Missouri currant is most appropriately applied to var. villosum; spice-bush, spicebush, spice bush, wild gooseberry, gooseberry are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| Common name(s), rejected | not recommended: Indian currant |
| Notes | Lewis, Clark are proper names, so upper case preferable; Lewi's, Clarks are errors |
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