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 | Thermopsis macrophylla |
group | Eudicots |
Family | Fabaceae |
Family common name(s) | legume; legumes; leguminosae; pea; bean; clover; pulse; pulses |
Genus common name(s) | thermopsis; false-lupine; false lupine; falselupine; goldenbanner; golden-banner; golden banner; golden-pea; golden pea; goldenpea |
Species common name(s) | Santa Ynez thermopsis; Santa Ynez false-lupine; Santa Ynez false lupine; Santa Inez golden-banner; Santa Inez golden banner; Santa Inez goldenbanner; Santa Ynez golden-pea |
| | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | common false lupine is applied to multiple Thermopsis taxa; buffalo bean, buffalo beans, prairie-bean, prairie bean, yellow-bean, yellow bean, yellow-pea, yellow pea are applied to multiple Fabaceae taxa; buckbean, buck-bean, buck bean are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| | Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | var. agnina J.T. Howell |
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