Calflora Taxon Report
Lotus formosissimus  Greene

(not an active name)
Coast lotus,   Coastal lotus,   Seaside bird's foot trefoil
Lotus formosissimus is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.
also called Hosackia gracilis
Siskiyou Del Norte Modoc Humboldt Shasta Lassen Trinity Plumas Tehama Butte Mendocino Glenn Sierra Yuba Lake Nevada Colusa Placer Sutter El Dorado Yolo Alpine Napa Sonoma Sacramento Mono Amador Solano Calaveras Tuolumne San Joaquin Marin Contra Costa Alameda Santa Cruz Mariposa Madera San Francisco San Mateo Merced Fresno Stanislaus Santa Clara Inyo San Benito Tulare Kings Monterey San Bernardino San Luis Obispo Kern Santa Barbara Ventura Los Angeles Riverside Orange San Diego Imperial
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Genus: Lotus
Family: Fabaceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Wetlands: Occurs usually in wetlands, occasionally in non wetlands

Communities: Northern Coastal Scrub, Closed-cone Pine Forest, Mixed Evergreen Forest, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS
Alternate Names:
PLANTSHosackia gracilis
JEF + CNPSHosackia gracilis
Information about Lotus formosissimus from other sources
Nursery availability from CNPLX
This plant is available commercially.

USDA PLANTS Profile (LOFO2)

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