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 | Psorothamnus spinosus |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Fabaceae |
| Family common name(s) | legume; legumes; leguminosae; pea; bean; clover; pulse; pulses |
| Genus common name(s) | psorothamnus |
| Species common name(s) | spiny smoke-tree; spiny smoke tree; spiny smoketree; spiny indigo-bush; spiny indigo bush; smoke-tree indigo-bush; smoketree indigo-bush; smoke tree indigo bush; indigo-flowered smoke tree; smoketree dalea; desert smoke-tree; desert smoke tree; desert smoketree; Barneby's smoke-tree; Barneby's smoketree; Barneby smoke-tree; Barneby smoketree; smokethorn dalea; smokethorn; smoke-thorn; smoke thorn |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | indigo-bush, indigo bush, indigobush are applied to multiple Fabaceae taxa; smokebush, smoke-bush, smoke bush, smoketree, smoke-tree, smoke tree, desert beauty are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| | | | | Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Dalea spinosa A. Gray |
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