diff --git a/src/standalone/Vegetation/photosynthesis.jl b/src/standalone/Vegetation/photosynthesis.jl
index a1b805d18c..231cb10a53 100644
--- a/src/standalone/Vegetation/photosynthesis.jl
+++ b/src/standalone/Vegetation/photosynthesis.jl
@@ -3,12 +3,12 @@ export FarquharParameters, FarquharModel, C3, C4
 abstract type AbstractPhotosynthesisModel{FT} <: AbstractCanopyComponent{FT} end
 
 """
-    SIFModel{FT<:AbstractFloat}
+    SIFParameters{FT<:AbstractFloat}
 
-The required parameters for the SIF model [give citation].
+The required parameters for the SIF parameterisation [give citation].
 $(DocStringExtensions.FIELDS)
 """
-@kwdef struct SIFModel{
+@kwdef struct SIFParameters{
     FT <: AbstractFloat,
 }
     ""
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ struct C4 <: AbstractPhotosynthesisMechanism end
 
 abstract type AbstractPhotosynthesisModel{FT} <: AbstractCanopyComponent{FT} end
 """
-    FarquharParameters{FT<:AbstractFloat, MECH <: AbstractPhotosynthesisMechanism}
+    FarquharParameters{FT<:AbstractFloat, MECH <: AbstractPhotosynthesisMechanism, SP <: SIFParameters}
 
 The required parameters for the Farquhar photosynthesis model.
 $(DocStringExtensions.FIELDS)
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ $(DocStringExtensions.FIELDS)
 Base.@kwdef struct FarquharParameters{
     FT <: AbstractFloat,
     MECH <: AbstractPhotosynthesisMechanism,
-    SM <: AbstractSIFModel,
+    SP <: SIFParameters,
 }
     "Vcmax at 25 °C (mol CO2/m^2/s)"
     Vcmax25::FT
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ Base.@kwdef struct FarquharParameters{
     "Photosynthesis mechanism: C3 or C4"
     mechanism::MECH
     ""
-    sif_model::SM
+    sif_parameters::SP
 end
 
 Base.eltype(::FarquharParameters{FT}) where {FT} = FT
@@ -106,9 +106,9 @@ struct FarquharModel{FT, FP <: FarquharParameters{FT}} <:
 end
 
 function FarquharModel{FT}(
-                           parameters::FarquharParameters{FT}; sif_model = SIFModel{FT}()
+                           parameters::FarquharParameters{FT}; sif_parameters = SIFParameters{FT}()
 ) where {FT <: AbstractFloat}
-    return FarquharModel{eltype(parameters), typeof(parameters), typeof(sif_model)}(parameters, sif_model)
+    return FarquharModel{eltype(parameters), typeof(parameters), typeof(sif_parameters)}(parameters, sif_parameters)
 end
 
 ClimaLand.name(model::AbstractPhotosynthesisModel) = :photosynthesis
@@ -203,11 +203,11 @@ function update_photosynthesis!(
         model.parameters,
     )
     Vcmax25field .= Vcmax25
-    @. SIF = compute_SIF_at_a_point(APAR, T, Vcmax25, R, model.parameters, model.sifmodel)
+    @. SIF = compute_SIF_at_a_point(APAR, T, Vcmax25, R, model.parameters, model.sif_parameters)
 
 end
 Base.broadcastable(m::AbstractPhotosynthesisMechanism) = tuple(m)
 Base.broadcastable(m::FarquharParameters) = tuple(m)
-Base.broadcastable(m::SIFModel) = tuple(m)
+Base.broadcastable(m::SIFParameters) = tuple(m)
 
 include("./optimality_farquhar.jl")