Acmispon maritimus Calflora

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Taxon Report

Acmispon maritimus (Torr. & A. Gray) D.D. Sokoloff

Coastal lotus

2019 Diane Etchison

2019 Mary Conway

2020 Mary Conway

2017 John Doyen

Acmispon maritimus is an annual herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.


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

Habitat: slopes

Communities: Coastal Sage Scrub, Foothill Woodland, Chaparral

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF

Alternate Names:


JEF	Lotus salsuginosus

Information about Acmispon maritimus 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. [web application]. 2023. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 06/07/2023).