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 | Acacia baileyana |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Fabaceae |
| Family common name(s) | legume; legumes; leguminosae; pea; bean; clover; pulse; pulses |
| Genus common name(s) | acacia; wattle |
| Species common name(s) | Bailey's acacia; Bailey's wattle; Bailey acacia; Bailey wattle; Cootamundra wattle; Cootamundra-wattle; Cootamundia-wattle |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | golden mimosa, golden mimosa tree, silver mimosa, silver mimosa tree, fern-leaf acacia are applied to multiple Acacia taxa; mimosa, mimosa bush, mimosa tree are applied to multiple Fabaceae taxa |
| | | Notes | Bailey is a proper name, so upper case preferable; Baileys is an error; Cootamundra is a proper name for a place, upper case preferable |
| Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Racosperma baileyanum (F. Muell.) Pedley |
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