Calflora: Lotus nevadensis var. nevadensis

Taxon Report 5057

Lotus nevadensis (S. Watson) E. Greene var. nevadensis (not an active name; please see Acmispon nevadensis var. nevadensis)

Nevada bird's foot trefoil, Sierra nevada lotus

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Lotus nevadensis var. nevadensis, a dicot, is a perennial herb that is native to California and is also found outside of California, but is confined to western North America.


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Plant Characteristics
and Associations

Family:	FABACEAE
Genus:	Lotus
Parent Record	Lotus nevadensis

Communities:	Mixed Evergreen Forest, Foothill Woodland, Yellow Pine Forest
Habitat:	slopes [Walker]

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Name Status:

Accepted by PLANTS + JM93
TJM2 accepted name:	Acmispon nevadensis var. nevadensis

Alternate Names:
(according to)

PLANTS:	Hosackia nevadensis
PLANTS:	Lotus douglasii var. nevadensis
ICPN:	Lotus douglasii var. congestus

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

More information about Lotus nevadensis var. nevadensis


	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 (LONEN2)		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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