Lotus incanus Calflora

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Taxon Report

Lotus incanus (Torr.) Greene

(not an active name)

Woolly bird's foot trefoil, Woolly lotus

2004 George W. Hartwell

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

also called Hosackia incana


	Plant Range Observation Search ~68 records in California Plant Characteristics

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

Communities: Yellow Pine Forest

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Hosackia incana
PLANTS	Lotus neoincanus
JEF	Hosackia incana

Information about Lotus incanus from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. USDA PLANTS Profile (LOIN6) 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: 11/24/2024).