Jump to content

Acmispon wrangelianus

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Acmispon wrangelianus

Apparently Secure  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Acmispon
Species:
A. wrangelianus
Binomial name
Acmispon wrangelianus
(Fisch. & C.A.Mey.) D.D.Sokoloff[2]
Synonyms[2]
  • Anisolotus wrangeliana (Fisch. & C.A.Mey.) Bernh.
  • Lotus subpinnatus var. wrangelianus (Fisch. & C.A.Mey.) Jeps.
  • Lotus wrangelianus Fisch. & C.A.Mey.

Acmispon wrangelianus is a species of legume native to California and Oregon in the southwestern United States.[2] It is known by the common names Chilean bird's-foot trefoil[3] and Chile lotus. Despite its common name, it is not from Chile. It can be found in many types of habitat, including disturbed areas. This is a hairy, prostrate annual herb. Its slender branches are lined with leaves each made of generally four small leaflets. The inflorescence is composed of a solitary yellow pealike flower around a centimeter wide. The fruit is a legume pod one to two centimeters (0.39 to 0.79 in) long.

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "NatureServe Explorer - Acmispon wrangelianus". NatureServe Explorer Acmispon wrangelianus. NatureServe. 2022-05-30. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "Acmispon wrangelianus (Fisch. & C.A.Mey.) D.D.Sokoloff", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2018-02-11
  3. ^ NRCS. "Lotus wrangelianus". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 23 June 2015.
[edit]