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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).





TaxonAcmispon argophyllus var. adsurgens
groupEudicots
FamilyFabaceae
Family common name(s)legume; legumes; leguminosae; pea; bean; clover; pulse; pulses
Genus common name(s)acmispon
Species common name(s)silver-leaved lotus; silver-leaved hosackia; silver-leaved trefoil; silver-leafed hosackia; silver-leaf lotus; silver leaf lotus; silverleaf lotus; silverleaf trefoil; silver bird's-foot-trefoil; silver bird's-foot trefoil; silver bird's foot trefoil; silver birds-foot trefoil; silver birds foot trefoil; silver birdsfoot trefoil; silver birdfoot trefoil; silver lotus; silver-lotus; silverlotus; silver hosackia; silverhosackia; silver deervetch; California trefoil
 
 
Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxaSanta Cruz Island silver hosackia, Santa Cruz Island silver-hosackia, Santa Cruz Island silverhosackia are more appropriately applied to var. niveus (var. adsurgens does not occur there); trefoil, deer-vetch, deer vetch, deervetch are applied to multiple Fabaceae taxa
 
 
Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etcLotus argophyllus (A. Gray) Greene var. adsurgens Dunkle
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