Appendix E: Vernacular Names 



This alphabetical list of the vernacular (or com- 

 mon) names of plants in the catalog has two 

 sections: one that identifies the genera and 

 another that identifies the species and cultivars. 

 The list provides common names for about 40 

 percent of the catalog entries. Only a few com- 

 mon-name synonyms are given. In the list of 

 species and cultivars, the common names are 

 alphabetized under group names, such as alder, 

 box, cypress, gum. 



Genera 



Adam's Needle: YUCCA 



Akebia: AKEBIA 



Alder: ALNUS 



Arborvitae: THUJA 



Ash: FRAXINUS 



Bald Cypress: TAXODIUM 



Bamboo: BAMBUSA, PHYLLOSTACHYS 



Banana: MUSA 



Barberry: BERBERIS 



Basswood: TILIA 



Beautyberry: CALLICARPA 



Beech: FAGUS 



Birch: BETULA 



Bittersweet: CELASTRUS 



Blueberry: VACCINIUM 



Bottlebrush: CALLISTEMON 



Box: BUXUS 



Broom: CYTISUS, GENISTA 



Buckeye: AESCULUS 



Buckthorn: RHAMNUS 



Bush Clover: LESPEDEZA 



Bush Honeysuckle: DIERVILLA 



Butterfly Bush: BUDDLEJA 



California Redwood: SEQUOIA 



Cassava: MANIHOT 



Cedar: CEDRUS 



Century Plant: AGAVE 



Chestnut: CASTANEA 



China Fir: CUNNINGHAMIA 



Chinquapin: CASTANOPSIS 



Chokeberry: ARONIA 



Cinquefoil: POTENTILLA 



Coral Tree: ERYTHRINA 



Crape Myrtle: LAGERSTROEMIA 



Currant: RISES 



Cypress: CUPRESSUS 



Dogwood: CORNUS 



Douglas Fir: PSEUDOTSUGA 



Elder: SAMBUCUS 



Elm: ULMUS 



Epaulette Tree: PTEROSTYRAX 



False Cypress: CHAMAECYPARIS 



False Spirea: SORBARIA 



False Arborvitae: THUJOPSIS 



Fig: FICUS 



Filbert: CORYLUS 



Fir: ABIES 



Firethorn: PYRACANTHA 



Flowering Maple: ABUTILON 



Fringe Tree: CHIONANTHUS 



Germander: TEUCRIUM 



Giant Sequoia: SEQUOIADENDRON 



Golden Bells: FORSYTHIA 



Golden-rain Tree: KOELREUTERIA 



Golden-chain Tree: LABURNUM 



Gooseberry: RIBES 



Grape: V7TIS 



Greenbrier: SMILAX 



Groundsel: BACCHARIS 



Hackberry: CELTIS 



Hawthorn: CRATAEGUS 



Hazelnut: CORYLUS 



Heath: ERICA 



Heather: CALLUNA 



Hemlock: TSUGA 



Hickory: CARYA 



Holly: ILEX 



Honeylocust: GLEDITSIA 



Honeysuckle: LONICERA 



Hop Tree: PTELEA 



Hornbeam: CARPINUS 



Horsechestnut: AESCULUS 



Huckleberry: GAYLLTSSACIA 



Indigo: INDIGOFERA 



Ivy: HEDERA 



Jasmine: JASMINUM 



Jessamine: GELSEMIUM 



Jetbead: RHODOTYPOS 



Juniper: JUNWERUS 



Kumquat: FORTUNELLA 



Larch: LARIX 



Laurel: LAUR US 



Lavender: LAVANDULA 



Lilac: SYRIJVGA 



Linden: TILIA 



Locust: ROBINIA 



Loquat: ERIOBOTRYA 



Magnolia: MAGNOLIA 



Maple: ACER 



Matrimony Vine: LYCIUM 



Mimosa: ACACIA 



Mock Orange: PHILADELPHUS 



Mountain Ash: SORBUS 



Mulberry: MORUS 



Myrtle: MYRTUS 



Ninebark: PHYSOCARPUS 



Oak: QUERCUS 



Pea Shrub: CARAGANA 



Pear: PYRUS 



Peony: PAEONIA 



Peppertree: SCHINUS 



Periwinkle: VINCA 



Persimmon: DIOSPYROS 



Pine: PINUS 



Pistache: PISTACIA 



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