Lotus oblongifolius var. cupreus Calflora

Taxon Report

Lotus oblongifolius (Benth.) Greene var. cupreus (Greene) Ottley

(not an active name)

Copper flowered bird's foot trefoil, Streambank bird's foot trefoil

Lotus oblongifolius var. cupreus is a perennial herb that is native to California, and endemic (limited) to California.

also called Hosackia oblongifolia var. cuprea


	Plant Range Observation Search ~60 records in California Plant Characteristics

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

Wetlands: Occurs in wetlands

Habitat: meadows, edges

Communities: Red Fir Forest, Lodgepole Forest, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Hosackia cuprea
PLANTS	Lotus cupreus
JEF	Hosackia oblongifolia var. cuprea

Information about Lotus oblongifolius var. cupreus from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. USDA PLANTS Profile (LOOBC) 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: 04/24/2024).