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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 concinnus
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)bajada lupine; bajada lupin; bajada bluebonnet; concinnous annual lupine; scarlet lupine
 
Common name(s) specific to synonym; taxon noted in bracketsOrcutt's lupine [subsp. orcuttii; var. orcuttii]; Orcutt lupine [subsp. orcuttii; var. orcuttii]; Orcutt's bajada lupine [subsp. orcuttii; var. orcuttii]; Orcutt bajada lupine [subsp. orcuttii; var. orcuttii]; Agardh's lupine [Lupinus agardhianus]; Agardh lupine [Lupinus agardhianus]
Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxaelegant lupine is applied to multiple Lupinus taxa; Nipomo Mesa annual lupine, Nipomo Mesa lupine are more commonly applied to Lupinus nipomensis; monkey faces, monkey-faces, blue bean are applied to taxa in multiple families
 
NotesOrcutt, Agardh are proper names, so upper case preferable; Orcutts, Agardhs are errors
Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etcsubsp. optatus (C.P. Sm.) D. Dunn; subsp. orcuttii (S. Watson) D. Dunn; var. agardhianus (A. Heller) C.P. Sm.; var. desertorum (A. Heller) C.P. Sm.; var. optatus C.P. Sm.; var. orcuttii (S. Watson) C.P. Sm.; var. pallidus (Brandegee) C.P. Sm; Lupinus agardhianus Heller
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