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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).




TaxonHoita macrostachya
groupEudicots
FamilyFabaceae
Family common name(s)legume; legumes; leguminosae; pea; bean; clover; pulse; pulses
Genus common name(s)hoita; leather-root; leather root; leatherroot
Species common name(s)large leather-root; large leather root; large leatherroot; common leather root; leather-root scurfpea
 
 
Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxascurf-pea, scurf pea, scurfpea are applied to multiple Fabaceae taxa; California hemp, Indian hemp are applied to taxa in multiple families
Common name(s), rejectednot recommended: Indian hemp
 
Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etcPsoralea macrostachya DC.
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