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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).
| Taxon | Lathyrus cicera |
| 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) | red pea; red peavine; red vetchling; flat-podded pea; flat-pod pea; flat-pod peavine; flat pod peavine; flatpod peavine; flat-pod pea-vine; flat-pod pea vine; flat pod pea vine; dwarf chickling; lesser pea; narrow-leaf lathyrus; narrow leaf lathyrus |
| Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | chickling vetch, grass pea, grass-pea, grasspea are applied to multiple Lathyrus taxa; red vetch, pea, wild-pea, wild pea, wild sweetpea, wild sweet-pea, wild sweet pea, everlasting pea, everlasting-pea, everlasting peavine, bitter vetch, peavine, pea-vine, pea vine are applied to multiple Fabaceae taxa |
