Hosackia pinnata Calflora

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Taxon Report

Hosackia pinnata (Hook.) Abrams

Pinnate lotus

2011 Steve Matson

2015 Steve Matson

2009 Julie Kierstead Nelson

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

also called Lotus pinnatus


	Plant Range Observation Search (177 records) Plant Characteristics

Bloom Period

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

Wetlands: Occurs usually in wetlands, occasionally in non wetlands

Communities: Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest, Foothill Woodland, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF

Alternate Names:


JEF	Hosackia bicolor
JEF	Lotus pinnatus
PLANTS	Lotus pinnatus

More information about Hosackia pinnata


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (LOPI2) BONAP Distribution Map	International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape Photos on PlantID.net Google Images 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]. 2022. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 10/05/2022).