Lotus crassifolius Calflora

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Taxon Report

Lotus crassifolius (Benth.) Greene

(not an active name)

Big deervetch, Broad leaved lotus, Buck lotus

2008 Keir Morse

1993 Arthur H. Bazell, M.D.

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


	Plant Range Observation Search ~954 records in California Plant Characteristics

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

Habitat: streambanks

Communities: Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest, Lodgepole Forest

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS

Alternate Names:


Calflora	Hosackia crassifolia

Information about Lotus crassifolius from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. USDA PLANTS Profile (LOCR) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	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]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 04/18/2024).