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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).





TaxonLupinus bicolor
groupEudicots
FamilyFabaceae
Family common name(s)legume; legumes; leguminosae; pea; bean; clover; pulse; pulses
Genus common name(s)lupine; lupin; sun-dial plant; sun dial plant; sundial plant; sun-dial; sun dial; sundial; old-maid's-sunbonnets
Species common name(s)bicolored lupine; bicolored lupin; bi-colored lupine; bicolor lupine; bicolor lupin; bi-color lupine; two-colored lupine; two-color lupine; miniature lupine; miniature lupin; miniature annual lupine; miniature sky lupine; miniature dove lupine; dove lupine; Lindley's annual lupine; Lindley's annual lupin; pygmy-leaved lupine; pigmy-leaved lupine; pygmy leaved lupine; pygmy leaved lupin; pygmy-leafed lupine; pygmy leafed lupine; pigmy-leafed lupine; pigmy leafed lupine; pygmy-leaf lupine; pigmy-leaf lupine; fairy lupine; fairy lupin
 
Common name(s) specific to synonym; taxon noted in bracketssmall-flowered lupine [Lupinus polycarpus]; small-flower lupine [Lupinus polycarpus]; small flower lupine [Lupinus polycarpus]; smallflower lupine [Lupinus polycarpus]; Pipersmith's lupine [subsp. pipersmithii]]; Pipersmith lupine [subsp. pipersmithii]
Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxaground lupine, sky lupine, annual lupine, dwarf lupine, small lupine, blue-and-white lupine, blue and white lupine, blue & white lupine, little blue lupine, Lindley's lupine are applied to multiple Lupinus taxa; deer lupine is more commonly applied to Lupinus cervinus; monkey faces, monkey-faces, blue bean are applied to taxa in multiple families
 
NotesLindley, Pipersmith are proper names, so upper case preferable; Lindleys is an error
Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etcsubsp. marginatus D.B. Dunn; subsp. microphyllus(S. Watson) D.B. Dunn; subsp. pipersmithii (A. Heller) D.B. Dunn; subsp. tridentatus ( (Eastw. ex C.P. Sm.) D.B. Dunn; subsp. umbellatus (Greene) D.B. Dunn
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