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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 littoralis |
| 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) | silky beach pea; silky beach peavine; silky beach vetchling; gray beach pea; gray beach peavine; grey beach pea; grey beach peavine; grey beach pea-vine; grey beach pea vine; dune sweet pea; strand sweet pea |
| Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | beach pea, beach-pea, beachpea, beach peavine, purple beach-pea, purple beach pea, purple beachpea are applied to multiple Lathyrus taxa; pea, wild-pea, wild pea, wild sweetpea, wild sweet-pea, wild sweet pea, everlasting pea, everlasting-pea, everlasting peavine, bitter vetch, peavine, pea-vine, pea vine are applied to multiple Fabaceae taxa |
