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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).




TaxonTrifolium longipes subsp. atrorubens
groupEudicots
FamilyFabaceae
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)long-stalked clover; long stalked clover; long-stalk clover; long stalk clover; longstalk clover; long stalk clover; long-stemmed clover; long-stem clover; longstem clover; Rydberg's clover; summer clover
 
 
Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxapurple clover is applied to multiple Trifolium taxa; trefoil, triphyllon are applied to multiple Fabaceae taxa
 
 
Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etcvar. atrorubens (Greene) Jeps.
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