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 | Astragalus lentiginosus var. sierrae |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Fabaceae |
| Family common name(s) | legume; legumes; leguminosae; pea; bean; clover; pulse; pulses |
| Genus common name(s) | astragalus; milkvetch; milk-vetch; milk vetch; sheep-pod; sheep pod; sheeppod; bastard-vetch; bastard vetch; painted-pod; painted pod; paintedpod; poison-vetch; poison vetch; poisonvetch; pop-pea; rattle-vetch; rattle vetch; rattlebox-weed; rattle-box weed |
| Species common name(s) | freckled milkvetch; freckled milk-vetch; freckled milk vetch; freckled locoweed; freckled loco; specklepod loco milkvetch; specklepod locoweed; mottled milkvetch; mottled milk-vetch; mottled locoweed; mottled rattleweed; spotted milkvetch; spotted locoweed; spotted loco; speckled milk-vetch; speckled milk vetch; speckled milkvetch; speckled locoweed; speckled loco; beakpod milkvetch |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | Bear Valley milkvetch, Bear valley milk-vetch are applied to multiple Astragalus taxa; speckle-pod milkvetch, specklepod milkvetch, specklepod milk-vetch, speckle-pod milk-vetch, ground locoweed are applied to multiple Astragalus taxa; locoweed, loco-weed, loco weed, locovetch, loco-vetch, loco vetch, loco, buffalo bean, buffalo beans, buffalo-pea, buffalo pea, buffalo peas are applied to multiple Fabaceae taxa; rattle-weed, rattle weed, rattleweed, rattlebox, rattle-box, rattle box, poison-weed, poison weed, poisonweed are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| Common name(s), rejected | not recommended: Indian pea |
| Notes | specific epithet refers to mountains, not the Sierra Nevada (where it does not occur), lower case is more appropriate |
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