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 microcephalum |
| 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) | small-headed clover; small headed clover; smallheaded clover; small-headed field clover; small-head clover; small head clover; smallhead clover; small-head field clover; small head field clover; little-head clover; littlehead clover; maiden clover |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | hairy clover, woolly clover, wooly clover are applied to multiple Trifolium taxa; trefoil, triphyllon are applied to multiple Fabaceae taxa |
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