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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).





TaxonArctostaphylos crustacea subsp. eastwoodiana
groupEudicots
FamilyEricaceae
Family common name(s)heath; heather; heathwort; heathworts
Genus common name(s)arctostaphylos; manzanita
Species common name(s)crustaceous manzanita; brittle-leaved manzanita; brittle-leafed manzanita; brittle-leaf manzanita; brittle leaf manzanita; brittleleaf manzanita
 
 
Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxaEastwood's manzanita, Eastwood manzanita, Alice Eastwood's manzanita, Alice Eastwood manzanita are applied to multiple Arctostaphylos taxa; woolly-leaf manzanita, woollyleaf manzanita are applied to Arctostaphylos tomentosa; bearberry, bear-berry, bear berry are applied to taxa in multiple families
 
NotesEastwood, Alice are proper names, so upper case preferable; Eastwoods, Alices are errors
Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etcArctostaphylos tomentosa (Pursh) Lindl. subsp. eastwoodiana P.V. Wells
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