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 | Pisum sativum |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Fabaceae |
| Family common name(s) | legume; legumes; leguminosae; pea; bean; clover; pulse; pulses |
| Genus common name(s) | pisum |
| Species common name(s) | cultivated pea; common pea; garden pea; garden-pea; common garden pea; common garden-pea; plain old garden pea; common field pea; common field-pea; forage pea; peas in pods; sugar pea; sugar peas; sugarpea; sugar snap pea; sugar snap peas; snap pea; snap peas; sweet snap pea; snow pea; snow peas; snowpea; green pea; edible-podded pea; edible podded pea; edible-pod pea; edible pod pea; edible-podded snap pea; edible podded snap pea; edible-podded snowpea; edible podded snowpea; wrinkled pea; round pea; English pea; mutter pea; grey pea; dun pea |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | pea, wild-pea, wild pea, field pea, field-pea, sweet pea, sweet peas, Austrian winter-pea, Austrian winter pea, Austrian winterpea, partridge pea are applied to multiple Fabaceae taxa |
| | | Notes | English is a proper name, so upper case preferable |
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