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 | Acmispon rigidus |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Fabaceae |
| Family common name(s) | legume; legumes; leguminosae; pea; bean; clover; pulse; pulses |
| Genus common name(s) | acmispon |
| Species common name(s) | ridid acmispon; rigid hosackia; desert rock-pea; desert-rock pea; desert rock pea; desert rockpea; shrubby deer-vetch; shrubby deer vetch; shrubby deervetch; bush trefoil; wiry lotus; Mojave lotus; Mohave lotus; broom bird's-foot-trefoil; broom bird's-foot trefoil; broom bird's foot trefoil |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | desert lotus, desert hosackia, desert bird's-foot-trefoil, desert bird's-foot trefoil, desert deerweed, broom lotus, hairy lotus are applied to multiple Lotus s.l. taxa; trefoil, shrubby trefoil, deer-vetch, deer vetch, deervetch are applied to multiple Fabaceae taxa |
| | | Notes | Mojave, Mohave are proper names, so upper case preferable |
| Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Lotus rigidus (Benth.) Greene; Hosackia rigida Benth. |
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