Lotus nevadensis var. nevadensis Calflora

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Lotus nevadensis (S. Watson) Greene var. nevadensis

(not an active name)

Nevada bird's foot trefoil, Sierra nevada lotus

2009 Neal Kramer

2009 Barry Breckling

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

also called Acmispon decumbens var. decumbens


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

Habitat: slopes

Communities: Yellow Pine Forest, Mixed Evergreen Forest, Foothill Woodland

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Hosackia nevadensis
ICPN	Lotus douglasii var. congestus
PLANTS	Lotus douglasii var. nevadensis
JEF	Acmispon decumbens var. decumbens

Information about Lotus nevadensis var. nevadensis from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. USDA PLANTS Profile (LONEN2) 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: 04/26/2024).