Lotus procumbens Calflora

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Lotus procumbens (Greene) Greene

(not an active name)

Silky california broom, Silky deerweed

Gerald and Buff Corsi2009 California Academy of Sciences

2011 Jean Pawek

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

also called Acmispon procumbens


	Plant Range Observation Search ~242 records in California Plant Characteristics

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

Communities: Creosote Bush Scrub, Pinyon-Juniper Woodland

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS

Alternate Names:


JEF	Acmispon procumbens

Information about Lotus procumbens from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. USDA PLANTS Profile (LOPR3) 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).