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 | Trifolium dichotomum |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Fabaceae |
| Family common name(s) | legume; legumes; leguminosae; pea; bean; clover; pulse; pulses |
| Genus common name(s) | clover; true clover; claver; clower; true trefoil |
| Species common name(s) | branched rancheria clover; white-tip rancheria clover |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | rancheria clover, white clover are applied to multiple Trifolium taxa; Macrae's clover, MacRae's clover are more commonly applied to Trifolium macraei; white-tip clover, whitetip clover are more commonly applied to Trifolium variegatum; trefoil, triphyllon are applied to multiple Fabaceae taxa |
| Common name(s), rejected | not recommended: branched Indian clover, white-tip Indian clover, Indian clover |
| | | Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Trifolium albopurpureum Torr. & A. Gray var. dichotomum (Hook. & Arn.) Isely |
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