Acmispon argyraeus Calflora

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Taxon Report

Acmispon argyraeus (Greene) Brouillet

Canyon birdsfoot trefoil

2020 Matt Berger

2008 Steve Matson

2014 Garth Wadsworth

2019 Matt Berger

2015 Keir Morse

2010 James M. Andre

Acmispon argyraeus is a perennial herb that is native to California, and found only slightly beyond California borders.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~154 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Subspecies and Varieties:
... var. argyraeus ... var. multicaulis ... var. notitius
Genus:	Acmispon
Family:	Fabaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Communities: Yellow Pine Forest, Pinyon-Juniper Woodland

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + JEF + POWO

Alternate Names:


JEF	Lotus argyraeus

Information about Acmispon argyraeus 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 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	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]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 07/12/2025).