Acmispon strigosus Calflora

Acmispon strigosus (Nutt.) Brouillet

Strigose lotus

Acmispon strigosus is an annual herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.

also called Lotus strigosus


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

Habitat: disturbed

Communities: Creosote Bush Scrub, Yellow Pine Forest, Foothill Woodland, Chaparral, Valley Grassland, many plant communities

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + JEF + POWO

Alternate Names:


JEF	Acmispon strigosus var. hirtellus
JEF	Lotus strigosus var. hirtellus
JEF	Lotus strigosus var. tomentellus
JEF	Lotus strigosus
JEF	Lotus tomentellus

Information about Acmispon strigosus 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
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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]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 03/28/2025).