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 | Lupinus argenteus var. palmeri |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Fabaceae |
| Family common name(s) | legume; legumes; leguminosae; pea; bean; clover; pulse; pulses |
| Genus common name(s) | lupine; lupin; sun-dial plant; sun dial plant; sundial plant; sun-dial; sun dial; sundial; old-maid's-sunbonnets |
| Species common name(s) | loosely flowered silver lupine; loosely flowered perennial lupine |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | silvery lupine, silver lupine, loose-flowered lupine, loose flowered lupine, blue-bonnet, bluebonnet, blue bonnet, blue-bonnet lupine, bluebonnet lupine, blue bonnet lupine, blue lupine, blue pea are applied to multiple Lupinus taxa; monkey faces, monkey-faces, blue bean are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| | | Notes | Palmer is a proper name, so upper case preferable; Palmers is an error |
| Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Lupinus palmeri S. Watson |
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