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 | Vicia villosa subsp. villosa |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Fabaceae |
| Family common name(s) | legume; legumes; leguminosae; pea; bean; clover; pulse; pulses |
| Genus common name(s) | vetch; tare; tare-vetch; tare vetch; tare-tyne |
| Species common name(s) | villous vetch; woolly vetch; wooly vetch; woolly-pod vetch; wooly-pod vetch; woolly pod vetch; wooly pod vetch; woollypod vetch; woolypod vetch; downy vetch; Russian vetch; large Russian vetch |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | winter vetch, hairy vetch, hairy-fruited vetch, Mediterranean vetch, Eurasian vetch, fodder vetch, blue-purple vetch, crimson vetch, Oregon vetch are applied to multiple Vicia taxa; wild-pea, wild pea, sand vetch are applied to multiple Fabaceae taxa |
| | | Notes | Russian is a proper name, so upper case preferable |
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