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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).





TaxonOxytropis deflexa var. sericea
groupEudicots
FamilyFabaceae
Family common name(s)legume; legumes; leguminosae; pea; bean; clover; pulse; pulses
Genus common name(s)oxytropis; oxytrope; oxytrop; point-vetch; point vetch; pointvetch; point-loco; point loco; pointloco
Species common name(s)deflexed oxytrope; deflexed loco-weed; pendant-pod oxytrope; pendant pod oxytrope; pendant-pod locoweed; pendant pod locoweed; pendant-pod loco-weed; pendant pod loco; pendent-pod crazyweed; pendant-pod point-vetch; pendant-pod pointvetch; pendantpod locoweed; pendulous-pod locoweed; pendulous-pod loco; nodding oxytropis; nodding oxytrope; nodding locoweed; nodding crazyweed; drooping locoweed; drooping point-loco; drooping pointloco; hangpod locoweed; hangpod crazyweed; drop-pod locoweed; drop-pod loco; drop-pod crazyweed; droppod crazyweed; reflexed oxytropis; reflexed locoweed; reflexed loco-weed
 
 
Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxanodding loco, locoweed, loco-weed, loco weed, loco are applied to multiple Fabaceae taxa; crazyweed, crazy-weed, crazy weed are applied to taxa in multiple families
 
 
 
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