Acmispon prostratus Calflora

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Taxon Report

Acmispon prostratus (Torr. & A. Gray) Brouillet

Nuttall's acmispon

2018 Ron Vanderhoff

2015 David Varner

2018 Ron Vanderhoff

2010 Vince Scheidt

2014 Keir Morse

Acmispon prostratus is an annual herb that is native to California, and also found in Baja California.

also called Lotus nuttallianus

California Rare Plant Rank: 1B.1 (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA and elsewhere).


	Plant Range Observation Search (273 records) Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

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Genus:	Acmispon
Family:	Fabaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Habitat: dunes, coastal

Communities: Coastal Strand, Coastal Sage Scrub

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS

Alternate Names:


JEF + CNPS	Lotus nuttallianus

Information about Acmispon prostratus 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 CNPS Inventory: 1B.1 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: 12/01/2023).