Lotus heermannii var. heermannii Calflora

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Lotus heermannii (Durand & Hilg.) Greene var. heermannii

(not an active name)

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

Lotus heermannii var. heermannii is a perennial herb that is native to California.

also called Acmispon tomentosus var. glabriusculus


	Plant Range Observation Search ~105 records in California Plant Characteristics

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

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Hosackia tomentosa ssp. glabriuscula
JEF	Acmispon tomentosus var. glabriusculus

Information about Lotus heermannii var. heermannii from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. USDA PLANTS Profile (LOHEH) 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]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 05/10/2025).