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 | Hosackia rosea |
group | Eudicots |
Family | Fabaceae |
Family common name(s) | legume; legumes; leguminosae; pea; bean; clover; pulse; pulses |
Genus common name(s) | hosackia |
Species common name(s) | rose-flowered hosackia; rose-flowered lotus; rose flowered lotus; rosy lotus; rosy bird's-foot-trefoil; rosy bird's-foot trefoil; rosy bird's foot trefoil; rosy birdsfoot trefoil; Jepson's aboriginus lotus; thicket trefoil |
| | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | trefoil, deer-vetch, deer vetch, deervetch are applied to multiple Fabaceae taxa |
Common name(s), rejected | not recommended: Indian-lotus, Indian lotus |
Notes | Jepson is a proper name, so upper case preferable; Jepsons is an error |
Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Lotus aboriginus Jeps. |
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