Lotus argophyllus var. niveus Calflora

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Taxon Report

Lotus argophyllus (A. Gray) Greene var. niveus (Greene) Ottley

(not an active name)

Santa cruz island bird's foot trefoil, Santa cruz island silverhosackia, Santa cruz island silverlotus

2009 Keir Morse

2002 Lynn Watson

Lotus argophyllus var. niveus is a perennial herb that is native to California, and endemic (limited) to California.

also called Acmispon argophyllus var. niveus


	Plant Range Observation Search ~71 records in California Plant Characteristics

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

Communities: Coastal Sage Scrub, Chaparral

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Hosackia nivea
PLANTS	Lotus argophyllus ssp. niveus
PLANTS	Lotus niveus
ICPN	Syrmatium niveum
JEF + CNPS	Acmispon argophyllus var. niveus

Information about Lotus argophyllus var. niveus from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. USDA PLANTS Profile (LOARN3) 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]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 11/21/2024).