Calflora
Taxon  Report   5021 
Lotus argophyllus  (A. Gray) E. Greene  var. adsurgens  Dunkle  (not an active name; please see Acmispon argophyllus var. adsurgens)
San clemente island bird's foot trefoil,  San clemente island hosackia, Santa cruz island silverhosackia
Lotus argophyllus var. adsurgens
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Lotus argophyllus var. adsurgens, a dicot, is a perennial herb that is native to California and is endemic (limited) to California.
It was included in the CNPS Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants on list [1B.1] (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA and elsewhere).   7th Edition  /  8th Edition

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Lotus argophyllus var. adsurgens
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Family: FABACEAE  
Genus: Lotus
Parent Record Lotus argophyllus
Community:
Coastal Sage Scrub
Habitat: coastal [CNPS Inventory]
Wetlands:Occurs in wetlands in another region, but occurs almost always under natural conditions in non wetlands in California [U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.]
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Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS + JM93
TJM2 + CNPS accepted name: Acmispon argophyllus var. adsurgens
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PLANTS: Lotus argophyllus ssp. adsurgens
NOTE: Lotus argophyllus var. adsurgens is not an active name in the Calflora species table.
More information about  Lotus argophyllus var. adsurgens
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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, including the Consortium of California Herbaria.
[web application]. 2017. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization].
Available: http://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: Jul 14, 2017).

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