Calflora Taxon Report
Lotus pinnatus  Hook.

(not an active name)

Meadow bird's foot trefoil,   Pinnate leaved lotus,   Pinnate lotus
Lotus pinnatus is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.
also called Hosackia pinnata
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: Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest, Foothill Woodland, wetland-riparian
Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS

Alternate Names:
PLANTSHosackia pinnata
JEFHosackia pinnata
Information about Lotus pinnatus from other sources
Nursery availability from CNPLX
Commercial availability unknown.

USDA PLANTS Profile (LOPI2)

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