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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).





TaxonHosackia crassifolia var. crassifolia
groupEudicots
FamilyFabaceae
Family common name(s)legume; legumes; leguminosae; pea; bean; clover; pulse; pulses
Genus common name(s)hosackia
Species common name(s)thick-leaved hosackia; thick-leaved lotus; thick-leaf bird's-foot-trefoil; thick-leaf bird's-foot trefoil; thick leaf bird's foot trefoil; thickleaf bird's-foot-trefoil; thick-leaf trefoil; thick-leaf deer-vetch; thick-leaf deervetch; broad-leaved hosackia; broad-leaved lotus; broad leaved lotus; broad-leafed lotus; broad-leaf hosackia; broad-leaf lotus; broad-leaf deervetch; broadleaf deervetch; big deervetch; big deer-vetch; big deer vetch; buck lotus; thicket deer-vetch; thicket deer vetch; thicket deervetch
 
 
Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxaperennial lotus is applied to multiple Lotus s.l. taxa; trefoil, deer-vetch, deer vetch, deervetch are applied to multiple Fabaceae taxa
 
 
Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etcLotus crassifolius (Benth.) Greene var. crassifolius
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