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 | Lathyrus vestitus var. alefeldii |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Fabaceae |
| Family common name(s) | legume; legumes; leguminosae; pea; bean; clover; pulse; pulses |
| Genus common name(s) | lathyrus; sweet-pea; sweet pea; sweetpea; vetchling |
| Species common name(s) | common Pacific pea; common Pacific peavine; Pacific pea; Pacific sweet pea; Pacific vetchling; hillside pea; canyon pea; cañon pea; canyon sweet pea |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | Pacific peavine is applied to multiple Lathyrus taxa; pea, wild-pea, wild pea, wild sweetpea, wild sweet-pea, wild sweet pea, everlasting pea, everlasting-pea, everlasting peavine, bitter vetch are applied to multiple Fabaceae taxa, peavine, pea-vine, pea vine are applied to multiple Fabaceae taxa |
| | | Notes | Alefeld, San Diego, Pacific are proper names, so upper case preferable |
| Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Lathyrus alefeldii T.G. White |
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