Calflora
Taxon  Report   5058 
Lotus nuttallianus  E. Greene  (not an active name; please see Acmispon prostratus)
Nuttall's lotus,  Wire bird's foot trefoil
Lotus nuttallianus
© 2006 Vince Scheidt
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Lotus nuttallianus
© 2014 Keir Morse
Lotus nuttallianus
© 2014 Keir Morse
Lotus nuttallianus, a dicot, is an annual herb that is native to California and Baja 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 nuttallianus
© 2010 Vince Scheidt
Family: FABACEAE  
Genus: Lotus
Communities:
Coastal Strand, Coastal Sage Scrub
Habitat: dunes, 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 prostratus
 Alternate Names:
(according to)
PLANTS: Hosackia prostrata
NOTE: Lotus nuttallianus is not an active name in the Calflora species table.
More information about  Lotus nuttallianus
Nursery / seed vendor availability from CNPLX
Commercial availability unknown.
Landscaping information from Calscape
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Records from the Consortium of California Herbaria

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USDA PLANTS Profile (LONU4)

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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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