Lotus stipularis var. stipularis Calflora

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Taxon Report

Lotus stipularis (Benth.) Greene var. stipularis

(not an active name)

Balsam bird's foot trefoil, Balsam lotus, Stipulate lotus

2009 Zoya Akulova

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

also called Hosackia stipularis var. stipularis


	Plant Range Observation Search ~187 records in California Plant Characteristics

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

Communities: Mixed Evergreen Forest, Chaparral

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Hosackia stipularis ssp. balsamifera
PLANTS	Hosackia stipularis
PLANTS	Lotus balsamiferus
JEF	Hosackia stipularis var. stipularis

Information about Lotus stipularis var. stipularis from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. USDA PLANTS Profile (LOSTS) 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: 04/19/2024).