Calflora Taxon Report
Lotus heermannii  (Durand & Hilg.) Greene  var. orbicularis  (A. Gray) Isely

(not an active name)
Hairy lotus,   Heermann's bird's foot trefoil,   Round leaved heermann's lotus
Lotus heermannii var. orbicularis is a perennial herb that is native to California.
also called Acmispon tomentosus var. tomentosus
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
Parent: Lotus heermannii
Genus: Lotus
Family: Fabaceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS
Alternate Names:
PLANTSHosackia tomentosa
PLANTSLotus eriophorus
PLANTSLotus heermannii var. eriophorus
JEFAcmispon tomentosus var. tomentosus
Information about Lotus heermannii var. orbicularis from other sources
Nursery availability from CNPLX
Commercial availability unknown.

USDA PLANTS Profile (LOHEO)

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