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Lotus unifoliolatus (Hook.) Benth. var. unifoliolatus
Lotus unifoliolatus var. unifoliolatus, a dicot, is an annual herb that is native to California and is also found elsewhere in North America and beyond [Lum/Walker].
Common names: American bird's-foot trefoil
Communities: Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest, Lodgepole Forest, Subalpine Forest, Foothill Woodland, Chaparral, Valley Grassland, many plant communities
Habitat: disturbed [Walker]
Wetlands:occurs in wetlands in another region, but occurs almost always under natural conditions in non wetlands in California [U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.]
Elevation: between 0 and 7500 feet Family: Fabaceae
Name Status:
Recognized as current by ICPN (unresolved) + PLANTS
Synonyms:
PLANTS: Acmispon americanum
PLANTS: Hosackia americana
PLANTS: Lotus americanus
PLANTS: Lotus purshianus var. glaber
PLANTS: Lotus purshianus ( JM93 )
PLANTS: Lotus sericeus
Related names:See a list of other species in the genus Lotus found in California.
See the more inclusive parent record Lotus unifoliolatus.
Distribution in California based on available records:
A shaded county indicates that there are one or more records of this plant within the county.

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    For a distribution map based on other criteria (eg. more than one record within the county), see the County Distribution Analysis for this plant.

 

  There are specimens from this county in an herbarium.
  There are documented observations, vouchered or confirmed by an expert.
  There are reported observations.
  There are reported observations available indirectly (eg. in botanical literature).
Records by County: Click county name to view records (numbers are approximate).
Information about  Lotus unifoliolatus var. unifoliolatus  from other sources:
Photos on CalPhotos / Picasa / Flickr
Photos or website references on Google Original Publication citation. on the International Plants Names Index
PLANTS profile from USDA PLANTS (code = LOUNU) Search efloras.org (Flora of North America)
Nursery availability and horticultural info (what grows with this plant) on CNPLX

Citation:
Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation. [web application]. 2010. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization].
Available: http://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: Feb 09, 2010).

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