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 | Amorpha fruticosa |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Fabaceae |
| Family common name(s) | legume; legumes; leguminosae; pea; bean; clover; pulse; pulses |
| Genus common name(s) | amorpha; false indigo-bush; false indigobush; indigo-bush amorpha; mock indigo; mock locust; indigo leadplant; indigo lead plant; leadplant; lead plant |
| Species common name(s) | shrubby false-indigo; shrubby false indigo; shrubby bastard indigo; shrub bastard indigo; bastard indigo-bush; bastard indigo bush; desert false-indigo; desert false indigo; desert indigo-bush; desert indigobush; western false-indigo; western false indigo; dull-leaf indigo; dullleaf indigo; yellow-wool amorpha; yellowwool amorpha; drooping indigo-bush amorpha; drooping indigobush amorpha; ground indigo-bush amorpha; ground indigobush amorpha; Cerulean indigobush amorpha; midwest indigo-bush amorpha; midwest indigo bush amorpha; midwest indigobush amorpha; white indigo-bush amorpha; white indigobush amorpha; Tennessee indigo-bush amorpha; Tennessee indigobush amorpha; river-locust; river locust |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | fragrant amorpha, fragrant false indigo are applied to multiple Amorpha taxa; indigo-bush, indigo bush, indigobush, wild indigo, false-indigo, false indigo, bastard indigo, dwarf false indigo, dwarf false-indigo are applied to multiple Fabaceae taxa; rabbitbush, rabbit bush are more commonly applied to Ericameria |
| | | | | Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Amorpha occidentalis Abrams |
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