Lotus micranthus Calflora

Taxon Report

Lotus micranthus Benth.

(not an active name)

Desert deervetch, Hill lotus, Sandiego lotus, Small flowered lotus, Small flowered trefoil

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

also called Acmispon parviflorus


	Plant Range Observation Search ~1522 records in California Plant Characteristics

Photos on Calflora


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

Habitat: slopes

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

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Hosackia parviflora
JEF	Acmispon parviflorus

Information about Lotus micranthus from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. USDA PLANTS Profile (LOMI) 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: 03/29/2025).