Acmispon grandiflorus Calflora

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Taxon Report

Acmispon grandiflorus (Benth.) Brouillet

Large leaved lotus

2019 Matt Berger

2001 Lynn Overtree

2011 Anna Bennett

2009 Thomas Stoughton

2009 Gary A. Monroe

2016 John Doyen

Acmispon grandiflorus is a perennial herb that is native to California, and endemic (limited) to California.


	Plant Range Observation Search (830 records) Plant Characteristics

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Subspecies and Varieties:
... var. grandiflorus ... var. macranthus
Genus:	Acmispon
Family:	Fabaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Habitat: slopes

Communities: Yellow Pine Forest, Foothill Woodland, Chaparral

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF

Alternate Names:


JEF	Lotus grandiflorus

Information about Acmispon grandiflorus from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. 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, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2023. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 01/29/2023).