Acmispon argophyllus Calflora

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Taxon Report

Acmispon argophyllus (A. Gray) Brouillet

Silver birds foot trefoil

2020 David Greenberger

2019 Bonnie Nickel

2019 dora black

2019 Bonnie Nickel

2018 Ron Vanderhoff

2010 Thomas Stoughton

2011 Neal Kramer

Acmispon argophyllus is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.


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Subspecies and Varieties:
... var. adsurgens ... var. argenteus ... var. argophyllus ... var. fremontii ... var. niveus
Genus:	Acmispon
Family:	Fabaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Habitat: slopes

Communities: Coastal Sage Scrub, Yellow Pine Forest, Foothill Woodland, Chaparral, Pinyon-Juniper Woodland

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF

Alternate Names:


JEF	Lotus argophyllus

Information about Acmispon argophyllus from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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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. [web application]. 2023. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 06/07/2023).