Calflora Taxon Report
Hosackia rosea  Eastw.
Rose flowered lotus
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2023 Steve Conger
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2023 Steve Conger
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2022 Mary Sue Ittner
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2019 Jon Thompson
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2022 Zoya Akulova-Barlow
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2009 Zoya Akulova
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2018 Claire Brown
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2019 Heather Morrison
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2023 Steve Conger
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J. E.(Jed) and Bonnie McClellan 2005 California Academy of Sciences
Hosackia rosea is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.
also called Lotus aboriginus
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Bloom Period
Genus: Hosackia
Family: Fabaceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Wetlands:
Arid West: Occurs in non wetlands
Mountains, Valleys and Coast: Occurs usually in non wetlands, occasionally in wetlands

Communities: Closed-cone Pine Forest, Mixed Evergreen Forest

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + POWO
Alternate Names:
JEFLotus aboriginus
PLANTSLotus aboriginus
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[Wikipedia] Potential Endangered Butterfly Host Plant: It is believed that Hosackia rosea could be a potential host plant for the caterpillars of the critically endangered lotis blue butterfly (syn. Lycaeides idas lotis, Lycaeides argyrognomon lotis, Plebejus anna lotis). (link added by Mary Ann Machi)

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