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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).





TaxonAchlys triphylla subsp. triphylla
groupEudicots
FamilyBerberidaceae
Family common name(s)barberry
Genus common name(s)achlys; deer-foot; deerfoot; deer foot; deer's-foot; deer's foot
Species common name(s)three-leaved achlys; three-leaved vanilla-leaf; three-leaved deer-foot; three-leaved deer-foot; three-leaf deer-foot; three-leaf deer's-foot; deer-foot vanilla-leaf; deerfoot vanilla-leaf; deer foot vanilla-leaf; deerfoot vanillaleaf; deervetch vanilla-leaf; deervetch vanillaleaf; deer-vetch vanillaleaf; sweet-after-death vanilla leaf; sweet-after-death; sweet after death
 
 
Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxavanilla-leaf, vanilla leaf, vanillaleaf are applied to taxa in multiple families; sweetclover, sweet-clover, sweet clover are more commonly applied to Melilotus
 
 
 
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