Calflora: Lotus argophyllus var. niveus

Taxon Report 5025

Lotus argophyllus (A. Gray) E. Greene var. niveus (Greene) Munz (not an active name; please see Acmispon argophyllus var. niveus)

Santa cruz island bird's foot trefoil, Santa cruz island silverhosackia, Santa cruz island silverlotus

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Lotus argophyllus var. niveus, 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 [4.2] (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA; common elsewhere). 7th Edition / 8th Edition


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Plant Characteristics
and Associations

Family:	FABACEAE
Genus:	Lotus
Parent Record	Lotus argophyllus

Communities:	Chaparral, Coastal Sage Scrub
Wetlands:	Occurs in wetlands in another region, but occurs almost always under natural conditions in non wetlands in California [U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.]

Distribution by County

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Name Status:

Accepted by PLANTS + JM93
TJM2 + CNPS accepted name:	Acmispon argophyllus var. niveus

Alternate Names:
(according to)

PLANTS:	Hosackia nivea
PLANTS:	Lotus argophyllus ssp. niveus
PLANTS:	Lotus niveus
ICPN:	Syrmatium niveum

NOTE: Lotus argophyllus var. niveus is not an active name in the Calflora species table.

More information about Lotus argophyllus var. niveus


	Location Suitability Nursery / seed vendor availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Landscaping information from Calscape Photos on CalPhotos / Google Images		Records from the Consortium of California Herbaria Original Publication citation (ITIS) USDA PLANTS Profile (LOARN3)		Search the International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Search the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center website references from Google

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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