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 | Astragalus agnicidus |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Fabaceae |
| Family common name(s) | legume; legumes; leguminosae; pea; bean; clover; pulse; pulses |
| Genus common name(s) | astragalus; milkvetch; milk-vetch; milk vetch; sheep-pod; sheep pod; sheeppod; bastard-vetch; bastard vetch; painted-pod; painted pod; paintedpod; poison-vetch; poison vetch; poisonvetch; pop-pea; rattle-vetch; rattle vetch; rattlebox-weed; rattle-box weed |
| Species common name(s) | Humboldt County milkvetch; Humboldt County milk-vetch; Humboldt County milk vetch; lamb-kill milkvetch; lambkill milkvetch; lamb-killing locoweed; lamb killing locoweed |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | Humboldt milkvetch, Humboldt milk-vetch, Humboldt milk vetch, borrego locoweed, borrego loco are applied to multiple Astragalus taxa; locoweed, loco-weed, loco weed, locovetch, loco-vetch, loco vetch, loco, buffalo bean, buffalo beans, buffalo-pea, buffalo pea, buffalo peas are applied to multiple Fabaceae taxa are applied to multiple Fabaceae taxa; lamb-kill, lamb kill, lambkill, rattle-weed, rattle weed, rattleweed, rattlebox, rattle-box, rattle box, poison-weed, poison weed, poisonweed are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| Common name(s), rejected | not recommended: Indian pea |
| Notes | Humboldt is a proper name, so upper case preferable |
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