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 | Parkinsonia aculeata |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Fabaceae |
| Family common name(s) | legume; legumes; leguminosae; pea; bean; clover; pulse; pulses |
| Genus common name(s) | parkinsonia; palo-verde; palo verde; paloverde |
| Species common name(s) | Mexican palo-verde; Mexican palo verde; Mexican paloverde; palo verde mexicano; palo verde mejicano; jelly bean tree; jellybean tree; ratama; retaima; acacia de los masones |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | prickly-broom, prickly broom, retama, Barbados flower-fence, Barbados flower fence, cina-cina are applied to multiple Fabaceae taxa; Jerusalem-thorn, Jerusalem thorn are applied to taxa in multiple families; horse-bean, horse bean are applied to multiple Fabaceae taxa |
| | | Notes | Mexican is a proper name, so upper case preferable |
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