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 | Senna covesii |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Fabaceae |
| Family common name(s) | legume; legumes; leguminosae; pea; bean; clover; pulse; pulses |
| Genus common name(s) | senna |
| Species common name(s) | Coues's senna; Coues's cassia; Coues' senna; Coues' cassia; Coues senna; Coues cassia; rattlebox senna |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | desert senna, desert-senna, desertsenna, desert cassia are applied to multiple Senna taxa; small cassia is applied to multiple Fabaceae taxa |
| | | Notes | Coues is a proper name, so upper case preferable; Coves's, Coves', Coves are based on the Latinizing of Coues, so Coves's, Coves', Coves, Cove's, cove's, Cove are errors |
| Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Cassia covesii A. Gray |
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