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 melanoxylon |
| 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) | blackwood acacia; black-wood acacia; black wood acacia; blackwood wattle; black-wood wattle; black wood wattle; Australian blackwood; Australian black-wood; Australian black wood; Tasmanian blackwood; Tasmanian black-wood; Tasmanian black wood; Cape Ottway blackwood; swamp blackwood; Australian ysterhout; Australiese swarthout |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | black acacia, black wattle, blackwattle, Australian acacia, sally wattle are applied to multiple Acacia taxa; blackwood is applied to multiple Fabaceae taxa |
| | | | | Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Racosperma melanoxylon (R. Br.) Pedley; Racosperma melanoxylon (R. Br.) Mart |
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