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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).
| Taxon | Trifolium dubium |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Fabaceae |
| Family common name(s) | legume; legumes; leguminosae; pea; bean; clover; pulse; pulses |
| Genus common name(s) | clover; true clover; claver; clower; true trefoil |
| Species common name(s) | suckling clover; yellow suckling clover; sucking clover; yellow sucking clover; least hop clover; least hop-clover; least hop trefoil; smallhop clover; small hop shamrock; little hop shamrock; lesser trefoil; lesser yellow trefoil; little yellow trefoil; common yellow trefoil |
| Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | shamrock clover, seamrog, low hop clover, low hop-clover, low hop clover, low hopclover, low hop trefoil, small hop clover, small hop-clover, small hopclover, smaller hop clover, smaller hop trefoil, little hop clover are applied to multiple Trifolium taxa; triphyllon, hop clover, hop-clover, hop trefoil, hop-trefoil, yellow trefoil, trefoil are applied to multiple Fabaceae taxa; shamrock, true shamrock are applied to taxa in multiple families |
