Calflora Taxon Report
Lotus aboriginus  Jeps.

(not an active name)
Rose flowered lotus,   Rosy bird's foot trefoil
Lotus aboriginus is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.
also called Hosackia rosea
Siskiyou Del Norte Modoc Humboldt Shasta Lassen Trinity Plumas Tehama Butte Mendocino Glenn Sierra Yuba Lake Nevada Colusa Placer Sutter El Dorado Yolo Alpine Napa Sonoma Sacramento Mono Amador Solano Calaveras Tuolumne San Joaquin Marin Contra Costa Alameda Santa Cruz Mariposa Madera San Francisco San Mateo Merced Fresno Stanislaus Santa Clara Inyo San Benito Tulare Kings Monterey San Bernardino San Luis Obispo Kern Santa Barbara Ventura Los Angeles Riverside Orange San Diego Imperial
Genus: Lotus
Family: Fabaceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Communities: Closed-cone Pine Forest, Mixed Evergreen Forest
Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS
Alternate Names:
PLANTSHosackia rosea
PLANTSLotus crassifolius var. subglaber
PLANTSLotus stipularis var. subglaber
JEFHosackia rosea
Information about Lotus aboriginus from other sources
Nursery availability from CNPLX
This plant is available commercially.

USDA PLANTS Profile (LOAB)

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