Lotus heermannii Calflora

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Lotus heermannii (Durand & Hilg.) Greene

(not an active name)

Heermann's bird's foot trefoil, Heermann's lotus, Woolly lotus

2010 James M. Andre

Lotus heermannii is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.

also called Acmispon tomentosus


	Plant Range Observation Search ~327 records in California Plant Characteristics

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

Habitat: streambanks, canyons

Communities: Coastal Sage Scrub, Foothill Woodland, Chaparral, Valley Grassland

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS

Alternate Names:


JEF	Acmispon tomentosus

Information about Lotus heermannii from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. USDA PLANTS Profile (LOHE) 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).