Acmispon glaber Calflora

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Taxon Report

Acmispon glaber (Vogel) Brouillet

Deerweed

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


	Plant Range Observation Search ~7176 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Subspecies and Varieties:
... var. brevialatus ... var. glaber
Genus:	Acmispon
Family:	Fabaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Habitat: coastal, slopes

Communities: Coastal Strand, Coastal Sage Scrub, Chaparral, Joshua Tree Woodland

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + JEF + POWO

Alternate Names:


JEF	Lotus scoparius

Information about Acmispon glaber from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	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
[Wikipedia] Heat Scarification in Cultivation: Due to their seeds' fire adaptation, Acmispon glaber benefits from heat scarification in cultivation. Heat treatment significantly increases germination rate. (link added by Mary Ann Machi) photos / record / common / links

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: 03/28/2025).