Acmispon grandiflorus

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Acmispon grandiflorus
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Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Acmispon
Species:
A. grandiflorus
Binomial name
Acmispon grandiflorus
(Benth.) Brouillet [1]
Synonyms [1]
  • Anisolotus grandiflorus(Benth.) A.Heller
  • Hosackia anthylloides(A.Gray) Millsp.
  • Hosackia confinis(Greene) Brand
  • Hosackia grandifloraBenth.
  • Hosackia guadalupensis(Greene) Brand
  • Hosackia leucophaea(Greene) Abrams
  • Hosackia occultaGreene
  • Hosackia ochroleucaNutt.
  • Lotus confinisGreene
  • Lotus grandiflorus(Benth.) Greene
  • Lotus guadalupensisGreene
  • Lotus leucophaeusGreene
  • Lotus macranthusGreene
  • Ottleya grandiflora(Benth.) D.D.Sokoloff

Acmispon grandiflorus, synonym Lotus grandiflorus, is a species of legume native to western North America. [1] It is known by the common name chaparral bird's-foot trefoil.

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It is native to the west coast of North America from Washington to north-western Mexico, [1] including California and Baja California, where it is found in many mountainous areas in the chaparral and coniferous forests.

Description

Acmispon grandiflorus is a perennial herb taking an erect to decumbent form. It is lined with leaves each made up of oval leaflets 1 to 2 centimeters long and hairy to hairless in texture.

The inflorescence is made up 3 to 9 pealike flowers which may approach three centimeters long. The flower varies in color from whitish to yellow to pink.

The fruit is a legume pod up to 6 centimeters long.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Acmispon grandiflorus (Benth.) Brouillet", Plants of the World Online , Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew , retrieved 2018-02-05
Acmispon grandiflorus, Hondo Canyon, Los Angeles County, CA Acmispon grandiflorus, Los Angeles County, CA.jpg
Acmispon grandiflorus, Hondo Canyon, Los Angeles County, CA