Hosackia incana Calflora

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Taxon Report

Hosackia incana Torr.

Woolly lotus

2011 Steven Perry

2018 Dan Lubin

2011 Steven Perry

Hosackia incana is a perennial herb that is native to California, and endemic (limited) to California.

also called Lotus incanus


	Plant Range Observation Search ~66 records in California Plant Characteristics

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

Communities: Yellow Pine Forest

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF

Alternate Names:


JEF	Lotus incanus
JEF	Lotus neo-incanus
PLANTS	Lotus incanus

Information about Hosackia incana from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (LOIN6) 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 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]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 11/21/2024).