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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).
| Taxon | Lathyrus aphaca |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Fabaceae |
| Family common name(s) | legume; legumes; leguminosae; pea; bean; clover; pulse; pulses |
| Genus common name(s) | lathyrus; sweet-pea; sweet pea; sweetpea; vetchling |
| Species common name(s) | yellow lathyrus; yellow-flowered vetchling; yellow flowered vetchling; crow pea; ranken platterbse; fior-galletto; fior galletto; cicerchia bastarda; jangli-matar; jangli matar |
| Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | yellow-flowered pea, yellow flowered pea, yellow vetchling, chickling pea are applied to multiple Lathyrus taxa; yellow pea, wild-pea, wild pea, peavine, pea-vine, pea vine are applied to multiple Fabaceae taxa |
