Lotus pinnatus Calflora

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Taxon Report

Lotus pinnatus Hook.

(not an active name)

Meadow bird's foot trefoil, Pinnate leaved lotus, Pinnate lotus

2009 Julie Kierstead Nelson

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

also called Hosackia pinnata


	Plant Range Observation Search ~175 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, Red Fir Forest, Foothill Woodland, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Hosackia pinnata
JEF	Hosackia pinnata

Information about Lotus pinnatus from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. USDA PLANTS Profile (LOPI2) 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: 12/03/2024).