Lotus humistratus Calflora

Taxon Report

Lotus humistratus Greene

(not an active name)

Bird's foot lotus, Colchita, Foothill deervetch, Hill lotus, Short podded lotus

Lotus humistratus is an annual herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.

also called Acmispon brachycarpus


	Plant Range Observation Search ~1948 records in California Plant Characteristics

Photos on Calflora


Genus:	Lotus
Family:	Fabaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Communities: Yellow Pine Forest, Foothill Woodland, Chaparral, Valley Grassland, many plant communities

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Hosackia brachycarpa
JEF	Acmispon brachycarpus

Information about Lotus humistratus from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. USDA PLANTS Profile (LOHU2) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 03/28/2025).