Lotus purshianus var. purshianus Calflora

Taxon Report

Lotus purshianus Clem. & E. G. Clem. var. purshianus

(not an active name)

Spanish clover, Spanish lotus

2001 Jeff Abbas

Lotus purshianus var. purshianus is an annual herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.

also called Acmispon americanus var. americanus


	Plant Range Observation Search ~1888 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Photos on Calflora


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

Habitat: disturbed

Communities: Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest, Lodgepole Forest, Subalpine Forest, Foothill Woodland, Chaparral, Valley Grassland, many plant communities

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JEF	Acmispon americanus var. americanus

Information about Lotus purshianus var. purshianus from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. 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 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).