Acmispon rubriflorus Calflora

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Taxon Report

Acmispon rubriflorus (Sharsm.) D.D. Sokoloff

Red-flowered bird's-foot trefoil

2021 R.A. Chasey

Acmispon rubriflorus is an annual herb that is native to California, and endemic (limited) to California.

also called Lotus rubriflorus

California Rare Plant Rank: 1B.1 (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA and elsewhere).


	Plant Range Observation Search ~34 records in California Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

Bloom Period

Photos on Calflora


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

Communities: Foothill Woodland, Valley Grassland

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS

Alternate Names:


JEF + CNPS	Lotus rubriflorus

Information about Acmispon rubriflorus from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape CNPS Inventory: 1B.1 Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
[saveplants.org] Seed Collection: UC Santa Cruz collected this species from the wild in June and July of 2022 and holds it in seed collection as part of the California Plant Rescue seed banking initiative. (link added by Mary Ann Machi) photos / record / common / links

Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 11/23/2024).