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 palustris |
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) | marsh peavine; marsh pea-vine; marsh pea vine; marsh sweet-pea; marsh sweet pea; marsh vetchling; slender-stem peavine; slender stem peavine; slenderstem peavine; slender-stem pea-vine |
| Common name(s) specific to synonym; taxon noted in brackets | hairy marsh pea [var. pilosus] |
Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | marsh pea, vetchling peavine, yellow vetchling, gesse are applied to multiple Lathyrus taxa; pea, wild-pea, wild pea, wild sweetpea, wild sweet-pea, wild sweet pea, everlasting pea, everlasting-pea, everlasting peavine, everlasting sweet-pea, everlasting sweet pea, everlasting sweetpea, bitter vetch, peavine, pea-vine, pea vine are applied to multiple Fabaceae taxa |
| | Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | var. pilosus (Cham.) Ledeb. |
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