Calflora
Taxon  Report   5020    
Lotus argophyllus  (A. Gray) Greene  
(no longer an active name)
Silver bird's foot trefoil,  Silver birds foot trefoil
Lotus argophyllus, a dicot, is a perennial herb that is native to California, is also found outside of California, but is confined to western North America.
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
Family: FABACEAE  
Genus: Lotus

Habitat: slopes

Communities: Foothill Woodland, Coastal Sage Scrub, Chaparral, Pinyon-Juniper Woodland, Yellow Pine Forest

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS

ICPN other name:
Acmispon argophyllus

  
NOTE: Lotus argophyllus is no longer an active name.
More information about  Lotus argophyllus

Suggested Citation
Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2021. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: Jan 20, 2021).