Acmispon micranthus Calflora

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Taxon Report

Acmispon micranthus (Torr. & A. Gray) Brouillet

Small flowered lotus

2016 Aaron Echols

2016 James Bailey

2019 Ron Vanderhoff

2017 David Magney

2019 Diane Etchison

2017 Abby Sirulnik

2017 David Magney

2017 Diane Etchison

Acmispon micranthus is an annual herb that is native to California, and found only slightly beyond California borders.

also called Lotus hamatus


	Plant Range Observation Search ~766 records in California Plant Characteristics

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

Communities: Coastal Sage Scrub, Chaparral

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF

Alternate Names:


JEF	Lotus hamatus

Information about Acmispon micranthus from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. 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 Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
[powo.science.kew.org] Range, Habitat: The native range of this species is California to Arizona and NW. Mexico. It is an annual and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome. (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: 11/21/2024).