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 | Frangula purshiana subsp. purshiana |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Rhamnaceae |
| Family common name(s) | buckthorn; buckthorns |
| Genus common name(s) | frangula |
| Species common name(s) | California cascara sagrada; California cascara; northern California cascara; Northern California cascara; cascara buckthorn; cascara false buckthorn; buckthorn cascara; cascara bearwood; cascara sagrada buckthorn; sacred-bark buckthorn; sacred bark buckthorn; Pursh's coffeeberry; Pursh's buck-thorn; Pursh's buckthorn; Pursh coffeeberry; Pursh buck-thorn; Pursh buckthorn; purshiana bark; chittam buck-thorn; chittam buck thorn; chittam buckthorn; chittem bark; chittembark; shittim buckthorn |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | California buckthorn, Californian buckthorn are applied to multiple Frangula taxa; cascara sagrada, buckthorn are applied to multiple Rhamnaceae taxa; buckberry, bearberry, bear-berry, bear berry, bearberry-tree, bearwood, false-buckthorn, false buckthorn, coffeeberry, coffee-berry, coffee berry, cascara, chittemwood, chittem wood, chittamwood, chittam wood, chittimwood, chittim wood, shittimwood, shittim wood, shittamwood, wakoo, pigeon-berry, pigeon berry, pigeonberry, applied to taxa in multiple families |
| | | Notes | Pursh is a proper name, so upper case preferable; Purshs is an error |
| Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Rhamnus purshiana DC. |
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